Osteomyelitis and secondary septic arthritis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-95

  Charity, R M ^a   Foukas, A F ^b  

^a Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METHOTREXATE; STEROID;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; JOINT BIOPSY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 17844391027     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-4048-x     Document Type: Article

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