descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 1999 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, volume 19, page 710 (issn: 0271-6798,

Authors: Govender S; Parbhoo Ah; Rasool Mn; Maharaj J;

doi: 10.1097/01241398-199911000-00004 , 10.1097/00004694-199911000-00004

pmid: 10573337

Salmonella typhi Spondylitis

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Abstract

We report on five patients with Salmonella typhi spondylitis who were immunologically normal and had no prodromal gastrointestinal illness. The diagnosis was confirmed on blood cultures, Widal test, and needle biopsy of the spine. Appropriate antibiotic treatment resulted in a favorable outcome.

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University of KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa

Keywords

Male, Lumbar Vertebrae, Adolescent, Biopsy, Needle, Salmonella typhi, Humans, Ampicillin, Female, Child, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Follow-Up Studies, Retrospective Studies, Spondylitis

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