Delayed diagnosis of tuberculous arthritis

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 373-375

  Erdem, Hakan ^a   Baylan, Orhan ^a   Simsek, Ismail ^a   Dinc, Ayhan ^a   Pay, Salih ^a   Kocaoglu, Murat ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT BIOPSY; KNEE PAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYMPTOM; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 30544441710     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 13446304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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