Transverse myelitis associated with Acinetobacter baumanii intrathecal pump catheter-related infection

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 470-474

  Ubogu, Eroboghene E ^b   Lindenberg, Judah R ^b   Werz, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumanii; Catheter related infection; Intrathecal pump; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; GADOLINIUM; GENTAMICIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PREDNISONE; TIZANIDINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BACK; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFUSION PUMP; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD LESION; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0141863403     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(03)00222-0     Document Type: Article

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