Postoperative discitis due to Propionibacterium acnes: A case report and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 538-541

  Harris, Anthony E ^a   Hennicke, Chrisanne ^a   Byers, Karin ^a   Welch, William C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Discitis; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISKITIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; ORTHOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; WALKING AID; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 20344385951     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.06.012     Document Type: Article

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