Spinal epidural abscess in hemodialysis patients: Report of three cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-83

  Obrador, G T ^a   Levenson, D J ^a  

^a Renal Endocrine Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; Hemodialysis; spinal cord compression; spinal epidural abscess

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GADOLINIUM; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030027413     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(96)90033-5     Document Type: Article

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