Management of postprocedural discitis

Spine Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 279-287

  Silber, Jeff S ^a   Anderson, D Greg ^b   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^c,e   Anderson, Paul A ^d   McCormick, Paul ^d  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d North American Spine Society   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; C reactive protein; Infection; Magnetic resonance imaging; Postprocedural discitis; Spinal immobilization; Staphyloccocus aureaus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFRADINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GADOLINIUM; GALLIUM 67; GENTAMICIN; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISKITIS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MEDLINE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SPINE SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037043461     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00203-6     Document Type: Review

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