Rapid manifestation of cervical vertebral osteomyelitis

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 671-673

  Spuck, S ^a   Arnold, H ^a   Kranz, R ^a   Solbach, W ^a   Kaemmerer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical osteomyelitis; Diabetes mellitus; E. coli; Transverse spinal cord syndrome; Urosepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTOSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPONDYLITIS; URINE CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CYSTOSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; SEPSIS;

EID: 21244482132     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0439-5     Document Type: Article

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