Spinal infections: A review

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 112-123

  Ansari, Sohail ^a   Ashraf, Ahmed Najib ^a   Al Moutaery, Khalaf ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Osteomyelitis; Spinal infections; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRUCELLOSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRA;

EID: 0035008497     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013414-200106000-00004     Document Type: Review

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