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Osteomyelitis
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Acute and chronic bone infections due to bacteria.
[OCOSH Code: D010019 60168000 M86 BD_IBD_OM]
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Surgical Strategies For Vertebral Osteomyelitis And Epidural Abscess
Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/496399
From Neurosurgical Focus
Surgical Strategies for Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Epidural Abscess
Posted 01/07/2005 Neurosurg Focus 17(6), 2004Patrick C. Hsieh, M.D.; Robert J. Wienecke, M.D.; Brian A. O'Shaughnessy, M.D.; Tyler R. Koski, M.D.; Stephen L. Ondra, M.D. Abstract Pyogenic vertebral discitis and osteomyelitis (PVDO) has become an increasing problem for the spine surgeon....
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The High Rate of Adverse Drug Events in Children Receiving Prolonged Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy for Osteomyelitis Medscape
Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/704184
Forty-five children treated with 82 courses of 15 different antibiotics over 344 weeks during outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy were evaluated for adverse drug events (ADE). Fifty-one percent of the courses had an associated ADE and 32.5% of the antibiotic courses were discontinued because of ADE. Vancomycin had the highest ADE...
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Treatment Of A Chronic Scedosporium Apiospermum Vertebral Osteomyelitis Medscape
Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/496410
Case Report
Neurosurg Focus 17(6), 2004 Posted 01/18/2005
John W. German, M.D.; Susan M. Kellie, M.D.; Manjunath P. Pai, Pharm.Dc.; Paul T. Turner, M.D.Scedosporium apiospermum is a rare cause of fungal vertebral osteomyelitis that may result in chronic infection requiring multiple surgical interventions and long-term medical therapy. This case is...
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