Osteomyelitis of the mandible due to Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-116

  Antony, Beena ^a,b   Thomas, Shaji ^a   Chandrashekar, S ^a   Kumar, M ^a   Kumar, Veena ^a  

^a Siddhartha Medical College   (India)

^b FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

A. actinomycetemcomitans; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; OSTEOMYELITIS; TETRACYCLINE;

EID: 58849103499     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.44994     Document Type: Article

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