Bacterial osteomyelitis in major sickling haemoglobinopathies: Geographic difference in pathogen prevalence

African Health Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 236-239

  Thanni, L O A ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Haemoglobinopathy; Osteomyelitis; Salmonella; Sickle cell disease; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; MEDLINE; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THALASSEMIA; UNITED STATES;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; EUROPE; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; OSTEOMYELITIS; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347388163     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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