Antimicrobial agents in the therapy of vertebral osteomyelitis;Antimikrobielle therapie der spondylodiszitis: Überlegungen zur optimierung

Chemotherapie Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-15

  Stöckl, Bernd ^a,b   Schmutzhard, Erich ^a,c  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Orthopadie ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c University of Vienna   (Austria)

Author keywords

Combination treatment; Fosfomycin; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSOAS ABSCESS; SALMONELLA; SIDE EFFECT; SPONDYLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 14844345059     PISSN: 09406735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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