Mycobacterium wolinskyi infection after total knee arthroplasty in a healthy woman

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 229-231

  Lee, Yong Seuk ^a   Nam, Shin Woo ^a   Park, Yoon Soo ^a   Lee, Beom Koo ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CASE REPORT; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 84922619824     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: 14362023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-013-0422-1     Document Type: Article

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