Cat scratch disease with epidural extension while on antimicrobial treatment

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-166

  Hussain, Sabiha ^a   Rathore, Mobeen H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WOLFSON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LRC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat scratch disease; Extension, epidural; Treatment, antimicrobial

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SPONDYLITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33847345116     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098395     Document Type: Article

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