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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Resolution of group B streptococcal panspinal epidural abscess in a patient with diabetes after treatment with ceftriaxone and linezolid.

David Wen, James Norman, Pooja Dassan, Gurjinder Sandhu

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

David WenChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
James NormanInfectious Diseases, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Pooja DassanNeurology, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Gurjinder SandhuInfectious Diseases, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK gurjindersandhu@nhs.net.
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust · GBChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Panspinal epidural abscesses are an extremely rare yet potentially fatal condition. Whether cases are best managed surgically or medically is currently controversial. A 63-year-old patient with diabetes presented initially with abdominal pain, back pain, urinary retention and constipation. He subsequently developed fevers, radicular pain and new-onset weakness in the right leg. MRI confirmed a panspinal epidural abscess extending from C7 to L5, with group B

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsCeftriaxoneDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Epidural AbscessGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansLinezolidMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftriaxoneLinezolidinfection (neurology)infectious diseasesspinal cord

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PMID31712244
PMCPMC6855903
OpenAlexW2986107012

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