Spinal epidural abscess caused by a community acquired extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumonia

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) can be a medical and surgical emergency. It is encountered in patients with epidural catheter placement, paraspinal injections, diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, HIV infection, trauma, contiguous bony or soft tissue infection, intravenous drug use, hemodialysis, or overt b...

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Main Authors: Vinh Dang, Aarthi Rajkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091830115X