Prosthetic septic arthritis secondary to Prevotella bivia bacteremia in a patient with polymyalgia rheumatica

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 190-191

  Nseir, Bacel ^a,b   Cutrona, Anthony F ^a  

^a Western Reserve Care System   (United States)

^b Northside Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COXITIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LAVAGE; MALE; PREVOTELLA BIVIA; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44649124346     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e318146177f     Document Type: Article

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