Human bacterial arthritis caused by Streptococcus zooepidemicus: Report of a case

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Friederichs, Jan ^a   Hungerer, Sven ^a   Werle, Regina ^a   Militz, Matthias ^a   Bühren, Volker ^a  

^a BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Streptococcus zooepidemicus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; TETRACYCLINE;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PUS; SHOULDER; SHOULDER SURGERY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI ZOOEPIDEMICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; FOOT; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SHOULDER; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957366616     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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