Community-Acquired Serratia Marcescens Spinal Epidural Abscess in a Patient Without Risk Factors: Case Report and Review
| dc.contributor.author | Parkins, Michael D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gregson, Daniel B | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-27T12:12:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-27T12:12:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-01-01 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2018-09-27T12:12:09Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Serratia marcescens has rarely been reported as an agent of invasive disease in patients presenting from the community. Furthermore, S marcescens is frequently opportunistic, affecting individuals with serious medical comorbidities including immune suppression and diabetes. A case of a community-acquired S marcescens spontaneous lumbar epidural abscess presenting as cauda equina syndrome is reported in a previously well 36-year-old man with no identifiable risk factors. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of invasive S marcescens causing disease in a patient with no medical comorbidities. | |
| dc.description.version | Peer Reviewed | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Michael D Parkins and Daniel B Gregson, “Community-Acquired Serratia Marcescens Spinal Epidural Abscess in a Patient Without Risk Factors: Case Report and Review,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 250-252, 2008. doi:10.1155/2008/210951 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/210951 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/108515 | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
| dc.rights.holder | Copyright © 2008 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
| dc.title | Community-Acquired Serratia Marcescens Spinal Epidural Abscess in a Patient Without Risk Factors: Case Report and Review | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |