Spinal epidural empyema

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 196-200

  Pilkington, S A ^a   Jackson, S A ^a   Gillett, G R ^a  

^a DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abscess; Antibiotics; Epidural empyema; Gadolinium enhanced; Intraspinal abscess; Lumbar puncture; MRI; Pyrexia; Spinal cord compression; Spinal pain; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GADOLINIUM; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG INFUSION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL EPIDURAL EMPYEMA; SPINAL PAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; EMPYEMA; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0038209785     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869031000108990     Document Type: Article

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