Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis of the posterior elements

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-224

  Babinchak, Timothy J ^a   Riley, Deborah K ^a   Rotheram Jr , Edward B ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; DICLOXACILLIN; NAFCILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030742883     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514529     Document Type: Article

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