Postoperative spondylodiscitis from Aspergillus fumigatus in immunocompetent subjects

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-85

  Lenzi, J ^a,b   Agrillo, A ^a   Santoro, A ^a   Marotta, N ^a   Cantore, G P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Biopsy; Infectious disease; Spondylodiscitis; Surgery; Tomography, emission computed

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SPINAL PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 8444224264     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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