A methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-positive holospinal epidural abscess

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 514.e7-514.e9

  Gorchynski, Julie ^a   Hwang, Joe ^a   McLaughlin, Thomas ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARISOPRODOL; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; HYDROCODONE; INFUSION FLUID; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449177235     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.07.041     Document Type: Article

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