Nocardial septic arthritis of the wrist diagnosed and treated by arthroscopy

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 252-254

  Shah, Himansu R ^a   Zamboni, William A ^a   Khiabani, Kayvan T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Atypical wrist septic arthritis; Nocardia asteroids; Wrist arthroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; NOCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 24644506145     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310510006240     Document Type: Article

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