Brucella spondylitis with paravertebral abscess due to Brucella melitensis infection: A case report

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 95-98

  Malavolta, N ^a   Frigato, M ^a   Zanardi, M ^a   Mule, R ^a   Lisi, L ^a   Gnudi, S ^b   Fini, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOPSY; BONE EROSION; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPLINT; SPONDYLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFAMPIN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 0036937760     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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