Melioidosis presenting as spinal epidural abscess

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 568-571

  Ganesan, D ^a   Puthucheary, S D ^a   Waran, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Abscess; Laminectomy; Melioidosis; Spinal epidural

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BACLOFEN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MUSCLE SPASM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPONDYLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1642538347     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690310001627830     Document Type: Short Survey

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