Osteomyelitis of the ear canal caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Thomas, Shalini ^a   Hoy, Christine ^a   Capper, Ruth ^a  

^a DONCASTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Osteomyelitis; Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METFORMIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EAR PRURITUS; EAR SURGERY; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MALE; OTALGIA; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; TINNITUS; WOUND DRESSING;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; OTITIS EXTERNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 33749523374     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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