Clinical findings, therapeutic approach, and outcome of brucellar vertebral osteomyelitis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 426-433

  Colmenero, Juan D ^a,c   Ruiz Mesa, Juan D ^a   Plata, Antonio ^a   Bermúdez, Pilar ^a   Martín Rico, Patricia ^a   Queipo Ortuño, María I ^b   Reguera, José M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Spain)

^c Infectious Diseases Service   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSOAS ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL PAIN; SPONDYLITIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEAKNESS;

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE;

EID: 39349100874     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/525266     Document Type: Article

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