Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Streptococcus agalactiae ST-17;Spondylodiscite à Streptococcus agalactiae ST-17

Annales de Biologie Clinique

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-89

  Martinaud, C ^a   Gaillard, T ^a   Graffin, B ^b   Muzellec, Y ^a   Brisou, P ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Biologie

^b Military Teaching Hospital Sainte Anne   (France)

Author keywords

ST 17; Streptococcus agalactiae; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPINE DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPINAL DISEASES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 39449104189     PISSN: 00033898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/abc.2008.0193     Document Type: Article

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