Spinal Epidural Abscess-Experience with 46 patients and evaluation of prognostic factors

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 76-81

  Tang, H J ^a   Lin, H J ^a   Liu, Y C ^b   Li, C M ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0036705783     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1013     Document Type: Article

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