Septic monoarthritis and osteomyelitis in an elderly man following Klebsiella pneumoniae genitourinary infection: Case report

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-103

  Chew, Li Ching ^a,b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Infectious; Klebsiella infections; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MONARTHRITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PROSTATITIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 33646715320     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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