Tuberculous arthritis of the knee with Staphylococcus superinfection

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 664-666

  Opara, T N ^a   Gupte, C M ^b   Liyanage, S H ^a   Poole, S ^a   Beverly, M C ^a  

^a EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRACE; CASE REPORT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT BIOPSY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINTING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUPERINFECTION; TACHYCARDIA; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BIOPSY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUPERINFECTION; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 34250788231     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B5.18462     Document Type: Article

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