Infectious complications of commonly performed spinal injections

Seminars in Pain Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 208-214

  Hooten, W Michael ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Infection; Spinal injection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETAMETHASONE; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PENICILLIN G; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACKACHE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISKITIS; DISKOGRAPHY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LAMINECTOMY; MENINGITIS; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SACROILIITIS; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPONDYLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 10944273391     PISSN: 15375897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmd.2004.09.008     Document Type: Review

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