Microbiology and epidemiology of infectious spinal disease

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-27

  Jeong, Se Jin ^a   Choi, Seung Won ^a   Youm, Jin Young ^a   Kim, Hyun Woo ^b   Ha, Ho Gyun ^b   Yi, Jin Seok ^c  

^a Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Osteomyelitis; Pyogenic; Spinal infection; Spondylitis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSEUDOMONAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SPONDYLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84929503463     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2014.56.1.21     Document Type: Article

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