Multidrug-resistant chronic osteomyelitis complicating war injury in Iraqi civilians

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 252-254

  Murphy, Richard A ^a   Ronat, Jean Baptiste ^a   Fakhri, Rasheed M ^a   Herard, Patrick ^a   Blackwell, Nikki ^b   Abgrall, Sophie ^c   Anderson, Deverick J ^d  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Iraq; Osteomyelitis; War surgery

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BATTLE INJURY; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IRAQ; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79960392802     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31821b8622     Document Type: Article

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