Iatrogenic Mycobacterium infection after an epidural injection

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1257-1259

  O'Brien, David P K ^a,b   Rawluk, Daniel J R ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Epidural injection; Mycobacterium infection; Spinal epidural infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033564359     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199906150-00015     Document Type: Article

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