Guerrero IC, Slap GB, MacGregor RR, Lawner P, Ruggeri S, Gennarelli T. Anaerobic spinal epidural abscess. Case report.
J Neurosurg 1978;
48:465-9. [PMID:
632869 DOI:
10.3171/jns.1978.48.3.0465]
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Abstract
An acute spinal epidural abscess is reported from which a pure growth of the anaerobe Fusobacterium necrophorum was isolated. The mode of infection and pathogen makes it unique. The literature concerning the bacteriology of epidural abscess and the implications of anaerobic epidural infection are discussed.
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