Spinal epidural abscess due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in an HIV-infected adult

Infection

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 234-236

  Younus, F ^a   Jiminez, V ^b  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Pneumococcus; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISKITIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYMPTOM;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORINS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034889512     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-001-1156-0     Document Type: Article

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