Brucellar spondylitis

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-279

  Lee, Hong Jae ^a   Hur, Jin Woo ^a   Lee, Jong Won ^a   Lee, Sang Rok ^a  

^a Cheongju St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Spondylitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTACT EXAMINATION; COW; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KOREA; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PARESTHESIA; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; SPONDYLITIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57049116199     PISSN: 12258245     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.44.4.277     Document Type: Article

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