Staphylococcus lugdunensis septic arthritis and epidural abscess in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2231-

  Rose, Anna M ^a   Barnett, Joseph ^a   Morris Jones, Stephen ^a   Marks, Daniel J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETANERCEPT; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; PREDNISOLONE; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TREATMENT DURATION; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOLOGY;

AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTORS;

EID: 84925221744     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu365     Document Type: Note

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