Spontaneous disc space infections in adults

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-86

  Friedman, Jonathan A ^a,c   Maher, Cormac O ^a   Quast, Lynn M ^a   McClelland, Robyn L ^b   Ebersold, Michael J ^a  

^a Departments of Surgery   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Saint Mary S Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Disk space infection; Epidural abscess; Spinal infection; Spontaneous discitis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISKITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; RISK FACTOR; SUPERINFECTION; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISCITIS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE;

EID: 0036200709     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(01)00681-4     Document Type: Article

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