Tuberculous spondylitis and salmonella mycotic aneurysm in an immunocompromised patient: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2275-2278

  Chen, Shih Hao ^a   Wong, To ^a   Kuo, Fang Ying ^a   Lee, Chen Hsiang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 33749583815     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200610000-00023     Document Type: Article

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