Magnetic resonance imaging screening to identify spinal and paraspinal infections associated with injections of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2465-2472

  Malani, Anurag N ^a   Vandenberg, David M ^a   Singal, Bonita ^a   Kasotakis, Michael ^a   Koch, Spencer ^a   Moudgal, Varsha ^a   Jagarlamudi, Rajasekhar ^a   Neelakanta, Anupama ^a   Otto, Michael H ^a   Halasyamani, Lakshmi ^a   Kaakaji, Rami ^a   Kauffman, Carol A ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BONE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISKITIS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PARASPINAL INFECTION; PHLEGMON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SPINAL INFECTION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84879122455     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.6293     Document Type: Article

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