Reactivation of dormant lumbar methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis after 12 years

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585-589

  Stevens, Qualls E J ^a   Seibly, Jason M ^a   Chen, Ying H ^a   Dickerman, Rob D ^c   Noel, Jerry ^d   Kattner, Keith A ^a,b  

^a BroMenn Healthcare   (United States)

^b Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation   (United States)

^c TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Linezolid; MRSA; Osteomyelitis; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; HYPOREFLEXIA; LABORATORY TEST; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROIMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ACETAMIDES; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OXAZOLIDINONES; RECURRENCE; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 34047273955     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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