Septic discitis as a complication of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus oralis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 632-633

  Udayaraj, Udaya P ^a   Gendi, Nagui S T ^b   Osman, Elsir M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GALLIUM; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISKITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEPTIC DISKITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DISCITIS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS;

EID: 0037334433     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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