Preventing and treating discitis: Cephazolin penetration in ovine lumbar intervertebral disc

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1397-1403

  Walters, Rebecca ^a,b   Rahmat, Razmi ^a   Fraser, Robert ^c   Moore, Robert ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cephazolin; Discitis; Intervertebral disc; Prophylaxis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKITIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFAZOLIN; DISCITIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748594753     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0144-6     Document Type: Article

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