Spinal epidural abscess: Clinical presentation, management, and outcome

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 364-371

  Curry Jr , William T ^a   Hoh, Brian L ^a   Amin Hanjani, Sepideh ^b   Eskandar, Emad N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Epidural abscess; Infection; Spine; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; GADOLINIUM; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DETERIORATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOCARDITIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGITIS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PAIN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SACRUM; SEPSIS; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15944367368     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.08.081     Document Type: Article

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