Pneumococcal septic arthritis of the shoulder: Case report and literature review

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-154

  Bertone, C ^a,b   Rivera, F ^a   Avallone, F ^a   Urgelli, S ^a   Maniscalco, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthritis, infectious, etiology; Arthritis, infectious, therapy; Shoulder; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; MALE; REVIEW; SHOULDER; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RIFAMPIN; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 0036617894     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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