Chronic pelvic actinomycosis following a bone anchored sling procedure

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 2381-

  Abramov, Yoram ^a,b   Sand, Peter K ^a   Gandhi, Sanjay ^a   Botros Brey, Sylvia ^a   Goldberg, Roger P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Evanston Continence Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Bone screws adverse effects; Postoperative complications; Surgical mesh

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURE;

EID: 2442572257     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000124436.54829.29     Document Type: Article

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