Postoperative infections of the lumbar spine: Presentation and management

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 439-444

  Meredith, Dennis S ^a   Kepler, Christopher K ^b   Huang, Russel C ^a   Brause, Barry D ^a   Boachie Adjei, Oheneba ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTISEPSIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISKITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LUMBAR SPINE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ANTIBODY ASSAY; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRODESIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEBRIDEMENT; DISCITIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84859160593     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-011-1427-z     Document Type: Review

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