Primary sternal osteomyelitis due to Peptostreptococcus Anaerobius

Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-197

  Chen, Y L ^a   Tsai, S H ^a   Hsu, K C ^b   Chen, C S ^a   Hsu, C W ^c,d  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Limited surgical intervention; Peptostreptococcus; Primary sternal osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; FIBROSIS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETHARGY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS ANAEROBIUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS ANAEROBIUS INFECTION; PRIMARY STERNAL OSTEOMYELITIS; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CLAVULANIC ACID; DEBRIDEMENT; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OXACILLIN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; STERNUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863212379     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-011-0171-z     Document Type: Article

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