Recurrent osteomyelitis caused by infection with different bacterial strains without obvious source of reinfection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1194-1196

  Uçkay, Ilker ^a   Assal, Mathieu ^a   Legout, Laurence ^a   Rohner, Peter ^a   Stern, Richard ^a   Lew, Daniel ^a   Hoffmeyer, Pierre ^a   Bernard, Louis ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECURRENT INFECTION; REINFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33644898874     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.1194-1196.2006     Document Type: Article

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