Spinal epidural abscess: A diagnostic challenge

American Family Physician

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1341-1346

  Chao, Deardre ^a,b   Nanda, Anil ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LOW BACK PAIN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SPINE; SPINE SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0036535543     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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