Spondylodiscitis due to Clostridium ramosum infection in an immunocompetent elderly patient

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2223-2226

  Lavigne, Jean Philippe ^a,b   Bouziges, Nicole ^a   Sotto, Albert ^a   Leroux, Jean Louis ^a   Michaux Charachon, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^b Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM RAMOSUM; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DISCITIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM RAMOSUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038627863     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2223-2226.2003     Document Type: Article

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