Streptococcus dysgalactiae-related intrathecal baclofen therapy infection: how to avoid withdrawal?
Intrathecal baclofen therapy is commonly used for neurologically spastic patients. One of the major complications is hardware infection, which generally requires urgent removal of the pump and the intrathecal catheter, with the risk of severe baclofen withdrawal. We have recently been facing this si...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297521000391 |