Late prosthetic joint infection due to Rothia mucilaginosa

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 263-267

  Michels, Frederick ^a,b   Colaert, Johan ^a,b   Gheysen, Filip ^a,b   Scheerlinck, Thierry ^a,c  

^a AZ GROENINGE   (Belgium)

^b Department of Laboratory Medicine and Bacteriology ^*  (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hip arthroplasty; Infection; Rothia mucilaginosa

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 34248231204     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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