Community-Acquired, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis secondary to a hematogenous source: Case report and review

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 398-400

  Pezzo, Stephanie ^a   Edwards, Charles M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE LESION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSARCOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; X RAY FILM;

EID: 67649971321     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e318168ff9f     Document Type: Article

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