Methecillin-resistant staphyloccus aureus epidural abscess after transforaminal epidural steroid injection

Pain Physician

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-272

  Kabbara, Abdallah ^a   Rosenberg, Samuel K ^b   Untal, Carlos ^c  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Anesthesiologists Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Infection; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureaus; Transforaminal epidural

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE; METICILLIN; PARACETAMOL; POVIDONE IODINE; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RADICULOGRAPHY; RADICULOPATHY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2442660165     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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