Primary iliopsoas abscess caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 897-898

  Wells, Ryan D ^a   Bebarta, Vikhyat S ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS ABSCESS; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PSOAS ABSCESS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750617372     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.03.030     Document Type: Article

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