Eikenella corrodens arthritis of the knee after a toothpick injury: Report of one case

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Chang, Chung Cheng ^a   Huang, Shi Ying ^a  

^a TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Eikenella corrodens; Osteomyelitis; Puncture wound; Toothpick

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PAIN; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNOVECTOMY;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 33644957256     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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