Chronic osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium chelonae diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction homology matching: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1296-1301

  Gollwitzer, Hans ^a   Langer, Rupert ^b   Diehl, Peter ^a   Mittelmeier, Wolfram ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOFENAC; FLUORINE 18; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2642585919     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200406000-00027     Document Type: Article

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