Late onset of spinal epidural abscess after spinal epidural catheterization

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 633-636

  Hagiwara, Noriko ^a   Hata, Jun ^b   Takaba, Hitonori ^b   Saku, Yoshisuke ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Spinal anesthesia; Spinal epidural abscess

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; COLON RESECTION; COMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRIPLEGIA; SIGMOID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TORTICOLLIS;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERIZATION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0041565119     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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