Total knee arthroplasty infection due to Abiotrophia defectiva

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 899-902

  Ince, Akif ^a   Tiemer, B ^a   Gille, J ^a   Boos, C ^a   Russlies, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036801525     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-10-899     Document Type: Article

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