Successful treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans osteomyelitis with minor surgical debridement and prolonged rifampicin and ciprofloxacin therapy: a case report

Introduction Treatment for osteomyelitis-complicating Mycobacterium ulcerans infection typically requires extensive surgery and even amputation, with no reported benefit from adjunctive antibiotics. Case presentation We report a case of an 87-year-old woman with M. ulcerans osteomyelitis that resolv...
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O'Brien, Daniel P [verfasserIn]

Athan, Eugene

Hughes, Andrew

Johnson, Paul D

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2008

Schlagwörter:

Rifampicin

Osteomyelitis

Clarithromycin

Amikacin

Mycobacterial Culture

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© O'Brien et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2008

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Enthalten in: Journal of medical case reports - London : BioMed Central, 2007, 2(2008), 1 vom: 27. Apr.

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volume:2 ; year:2008 ; number:1 ; day:27 ; month:04

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/1752-1947-2-123

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SPR031026389

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