Three cases of bacterial meningitis after spinal and epidural anesthesia

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-45

  Trautmann, M ^a   Lepper, P ^a   Schmitz, F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DICLOFENAC; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NEEDLE; NOSE SMEAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036178683     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-001-0643-7     Document Type: Article

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