Septic arthritis of the knee due to Fusobacterium necrophorum

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3369-3370

  Sonsale, Paresh D ^a   Philipson, Mark R ^a,b   Bowskill, Jilean ^a  

^a DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3142698397     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3369-3370.2004     Document Type: Article

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