Propionibacterium acnes osteomyelitis occurring 23 years after craniotomy: Case report and review of literature

Neurosurgery

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Levitt, Michael R ^a   Gabikian, Patrik ^c   Pottinger, Paul S ^b   Silbergeld, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Central nervous system infection; Osteomyelitis; Propionibacterium

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BIOFILM; BONE GRAFT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; CRANIOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES OSTEOMYELITIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEFAZOLIN; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; REOPERATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 80051798023     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31821964ba     Document Type: Review

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