Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 951-953

  Petitjean, G ^a   Fluckiger, U ^a   Scharen S ^a   Laifer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria; Osteomyelitis; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR;

BLOOD CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OSTEOMYELITIS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPONDYLITIS;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE;

EID: 9444227616     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00949.x     Document Type: Editorial

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