834Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess: Clinical Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus and non-Staphylococcus aureus Infections
| Autor: | Ronald J. Markert, Steve D. Burdette, Katelyn Booher, Kunal Desai, Leah Carter |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Osteomyelitis medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Spinal epidural abscess Surgery Patient recruitment IDWeek 2014 Abstracts Infectious Diseases Phlegmon Oncology Staphylococcus aureus Poster Abstracts medicine Discitis Vertebral osteomyelitis Abscess business |
| Zdroj: | Open Forum Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 2328-8957 |
| Popis: | • Study design: Retrospective electronic medical record review • Study period: January 2009 to December 2012 • Patient recruitment: • 378 patients were identified by reviewing the diagnosis (ICD-9) code for spinal epidural abscess, discitis and vertebral osteomyelitis from electronic medical record at a single tertiary medical center. • Inclusion criteria: Adult patient with diagnosis of a spontaneous bacterial SEA based on radiographs and/or intraoperative findings. Description of “phlegmon” on imaging study was considered as suggestion of evolving abscess and these patients were included. • Exclusion criteria: Post spinal surgery infections, Pott’s disease and isolated discitis/osteomyelitis • Total of 88 patients met inclusion criteria. Methods |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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