Increasing incidence of iliopsoas abscesses with MRSA as a predominant pathogen

Journal of Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Alonso, Carolyn D ^a   Barclay, Sam ^b   Tao, Xuguang ^a,c   Auwaerter, Paul G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Iliopsoas abscess; MRSA; Psoas abscess; Pyomyositis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUSCLE ABSCESS; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BALTIMORE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PSOAS ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959610371     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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