Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: Case report and literature review

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-259

  Baraboutis, Ioannis G ^a   Argyropoulou, Athena ^a   Papastamopoulos, Vasilios ^a   Psaroudaki, Zoi ^a   Paniara, Olga ^a   Skoutelis, Athanasios T ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Nocardia nova; Nocardia osteomyelitis; Primary sternal osteomyelitis; Secondary sternal osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NECK PAIN; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA NOVA; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; STERNUM;

EID: 54349087857     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702008000300018     Document Type: Article

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