Infective endocarditis associated with spondylodiscitis and frequent secondary epidural abscess

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-125

  Cone, Lawrence A ^a,c   Hirschberg, Joel ^a   Lopez, Carlos ^a   Kanna, Puneet K ^a   Goldstein, Ellie J C ^b   Kazi, Asma ^a   Gade Andavolu, Radhika ^c   Younes, Bachir ^a  

^a EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Genetic Research Institute of the Desert   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial endocarditis; Endocarditis and epidural abscess; Spondylodiscitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; INDIUM 111; LINEZOLID; NAFCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; TINNITUS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISCITIS; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

EID: 38749089083     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.03.024     Document Type: Article

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