Aspergillus spondylodiscitis: 3 Cases studies and review of literature;Spondylodiscites aspergillaires: À propos de 3 cas et revue de la littérature

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 258-265

  Dabrowski, L Combes ^a   Marchou, B ^b   Dabrowski, A ^c  

^a Fondation Bon Sauveur d'Alby   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

^c Departement d'Information Medicale   (France)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Immunosuppression; Itraconazole; MRI; Spondylodiscitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ITRACONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BONE BIOPSY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISKITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTEBRA;

EID: 0038509028     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(03)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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