Musculoskeletal infections in intravenous drug addicts: Report of 34 cases with analysis of microbiological aspects and pathogenic mechanisms

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 383-386

  Belzunegui, J ^a   Rodriguez Arrondo F ^a   Gonzalez C ^a   Queiro, R ^a   Martinez De Bujo M ^b   Intxausti, J J ^a   De Dios, J R ^a   Figueroa, M ^a  

^a Hospital Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu   (Spain)

^b Hospital NS de la Antigua   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Intravenous drug addicts; Osteomyelitis; Pyomyositis; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYOSITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MYOSITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACROILIAC JOINT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 0343517485     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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