Epidural abscess and vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes: case report and literature review. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A 69-y-old male with an epidural abscess and concomitant vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes is presented, together with a brief review of the literature. To our knowledge, no cases of epidural abscess and only 3 cases of osteomyelitis have previously been reported in association with this organism.

publication date

  • January 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Epidural Abscess
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Listeriosis
  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Osteomyelitis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0034787649

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1080/00365540110027033

PubMed ID

  • 11669234

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 33

issue

  • 9