Aerosolized α-hemolytic streptococcus as a cause of knee sepsis after intra-articular injection: Predisposing factors

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-82

  Reeves, K Dean ^a,b   Horvat, Rebecca Thayer ^c  

^a Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose; Growth Substances; Septic Joint; Steroid; Streptococcus Species

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AEROSOL; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AEROSOLS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MOUTH; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 73949151937     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181c1ee3c     Document Type: Article

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