| Spondylodiscitis in a patient on chronic hemodialysis. | |
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PMID: 21844911 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background. A 73-year-old man on hemodialysis with a tunneled central venous catheter presented to the emergency room with a fever and severe back pain.Investigations. Physical examination, laboratory investigations, chest radiography, lumbar spine radiography, renal ultrasound, lumbosacral spine MRI and transthoracic echocardiography.Diagnosis. Spondylodiscitis as a result of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.Management. Antibiotic therapy with intravenous cefazolin for 6 weeks and oral minocycline for 2 weeks. |
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Masoud Afshar; Robert F Reilly |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-8-16 |
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Title: Nature reviews. Nephrology Volume: - ISSN: 1759-507X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-8-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101500081 Medline TA: Nat Rev Nephrol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75390-8856, USA. |
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