Hematogenous enterococcal vertebral osteomyelitis: Report of 2 cases and review of the literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-362

  Tarr, Philip E ^a,b   Sakoulas, George ^c   Ganesan, Anuradha ^a,d   Smith, Margo A ^a   Lucey, Daniel R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Enterococcus faecalis; Epidural abscess; Hematogenous; Spondylodiscitis; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLITIS; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1942473680     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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