Community-acquired Serratia marcescens spinal epidural abscess in a patient without risk factors: Case report and review

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 250-252

  Parkins, Michael D ^a   Gregson, Daniel B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community acquired; Immunocompetent; Invasive; Serratia marcescens; Spinal epidural abscess

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERTAPENEM; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; BACKACHE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISKITIS; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LAMINECTOMY; LAVAGE; LEG PAIN; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 49149094271     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/210951     Document Type: Review

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