Ultra-short-course chemotherapy for spinal tuberculosis: Five years of observation

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 274-281

  Wang, Zili ^a   Shi, Jiandang ^a   Geng, Guangqi ^a   Qiu, Hongyan ^a  

^a NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Spine; Thorough debridement; Tuberculosis; Ultra short course chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; BONE GRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED NAUSEA AND VOMITING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KYPHOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RASH; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SKIN ALLERGY; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; ULTRA SHORT COURSE CHEMOTHERAPY; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIFAMPIN; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880474600     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2536-0     Document Type: Article

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