Spinal epidural abscesses in children: A 15-year experience and review of the literature

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-16

  Auletta, J J ^a   John, C C ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFADROXIL; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; NAFCILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0035135595     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/317527     Document Type: Article

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