Spinal epidural abscess: Early clinical outcome in patients treated medically

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 439, Issue , 2005, Pages 56-60

  Savage, Kathleen ^a   Holtom, Paul D ^a   Zalavras, Charalampos G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; OXACILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTAZIDIME; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXACILLIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26244447555     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000183089.37768.2d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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