Nocardia infection of a joint prosthesis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 304-306

  Arnal, C ^a   Man, H ^a   Delisle, F ^a   M'Bappe, P ^a   Cocheton, J J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid therapy; Joint prosthesis; Nocardiosis; Recurrence; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NOCARDIOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0034059226     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096120300680198917     Document Type: Article

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