Actinomyces neuii subsp. neuii associated with periprosthetic infection in total hip arthroplasty as causative agent

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4183-4184

  Rieber, Heime ^a   Schwarz, Roman ^a   Krämer, Oliver ^b   Cordier, Wolfgang ^b   Frommelt, Lars ^c  

^a Division of Microbiology   (Germany)

^b Krankenhaus St Josef   (Germany)

^c ENDO Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES NEUII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; JOINT ASPIRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES NEUII; ACTINOMYCES NEUII SUBSP. NEUII;

EID: 71549121661     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01249-09     Document Type: Article

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