Subacute spinal cord abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri. Case report;Abces medullaire subaigu a Streptococcus milleri. A propos d'un cas

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 100-104

  Bou Lahdou, J ^a   Gilliard, C ^a   De Coene, B ^a   Vandercam, B ^a   Deltombe, T ^b   Hanson, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

MRI; spinal cord abscess; Streptococcus milleri; surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0029740388     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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