Pathological fracture in acute osteomyelitis of long bones secondary to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Two cases and review of the literature

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 332, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 357-360

  Gelfand, Michael S ^a,c,d   Cleveland, Kerry O ^a,b,c,d   Heck, Robert K ^b,c,d,e   Goswami, Rekha ^a,c,d  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Campbell Clinic Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Osteomyelitis; Pathologic fracture

Indexed keywords

DAPTOMYCIN; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; LONG BONE; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33845767400     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200612000-00010     Document Type: Article

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