Acute sciatica with an infective cause

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-88

  Hu, M T M ^a   Shaw, C E ^a   Evans, S ^a   Britton, T C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHIALGIA; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SCIATIC NERVE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031885380     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689809100212     Document Type: Article

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