Vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis due to Gardnerella vaginalis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1382-1384

  Graham, Simon ^a   Howes, Claire ^a   Dunsmuir, Robert ^a   Sandoe, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISKITIS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; DISCITIS; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 70349312511     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.007781-0     Document Type: Article

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