Polymicrobial osteomyelitis of the odontoid process with epidural abscess: Case report and review of literature

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Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-110

  Haridas, Avinash ^a   Walsh, Daniel C ^a   Mowle, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine abscess; Epidural abscess; Odontoid process; Osteomyelitis; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODONTOID PROCESS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0038756859     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40601     Document Type: Article

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