Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis in a pediatric renal transplant recipient: Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 183-188

  Mian, Ayesa N ^a   Farney, Alan C ^b   Mendley, Susan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Kidney transplantation; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CADAVER DONOR; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOPENIA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DOXYCYCLINE; EDEMA; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HIP; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; OFLOXACIN; PELVIS; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11844305628     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00634.x     Document Type: Review

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