Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in an intrathecal baclofen pump: Successful treatment with adjunct intra-reservoir gentamicin

Spinal Cord

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-128

  Galloway, A ^a,c   Falope, F Z ^b  

^a Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b Hexham General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baclofen pump; Infection

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CEFTAZIDIME; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPASTICITY;

EID: 0034097504     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100954     Document Type: Article

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