Epidural Abscess
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PATHOGENS
- S. aureus (most common)
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Streptococcal species
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Brucella species
- Post-neurosurgical procedure: S. aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, Gram-negative bacilli (including Pseudomonas), fungi
- 2012-2013: contaminated compounding pharmacy corticosteroid spinal injection
- Predominantly Exserohilum spp. (see module for details)
- Aspergillus
- Other fungal species
- 2012-2013: contaminated compounding pharmacy corticosteroid spinal injection
- Immunocompromised host (AIDS, steroids, transplants): Candida species, Cryptococcus neoformans, Nocardia spp., Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria (non-tubercular)
- Foreign-born: M. tuberculosis
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Last updated: May 1, 2016
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Epidural Abscess." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540206/6/Epidural_Abscess.
Auwaerter PG. Epidural Abscess. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540206/6/Epidural_Abscess. Accessed August 18, 2019.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2016). Epidural Abscess. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540206/6/Epidural_Abscess
Auwaerter PG. Epidural Abscess [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2019 August 18]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540206/6/Epidural_Abscess.
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