Spinal abscess and spondylitis due to actinomycosis

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 487-490

  Voisin, Laurence ^a   Vittecoq, Olivier ^a   Mejjad, Othmane ^a   Krzanowska, Catherine ^a   Defives, Thomas ^a   Cambon Michot, Chantai ^a   Le Loët, Xavier ^a,b  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Dept de Médecine Interne Ctr Hosp Univ Rouen Boisguillaume   (France)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus; Actinomycosis; Paravertebral abscess

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS; ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPIN; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 0032519449     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199802150-00016     Document Type: Article

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