Update on XXXX : 35 cases and review of the literature.

@entity1 @entity16 @entity794 @entity281 @entity134 @entity7181 @entity221 @entity491
Thirty-five cases of @entity7181 were evaluated retrospectively and compared with 153 cases reported in the literature. As in other series, @entity794 was the major pathogen. @entity1 with acute abscesses had @entity221 , @entity491 , and purulence at surgery. @entity1 with chronic abscesses had less @entity221 and @entity491 , more granulation tissue at surgery, and a greater delay in diagnosis but retained the potential for rapid @entity16 . In contrast to other studies, abscesses in both the lumbar and anterior spinal compartments and @entity1 with specific sources of @entity281 occurred with greater frequency. Myelography was the diagnostic method of choice. Only four of nine @entity1 had diagnostic computed tomography. Earlier diagnosis and treatment led to a significant improvement in outcome. Both @entity134 administration and greater neurologic impairment adversely affected outcome. @entity16 following surgery was dependent on the duration of the deficit. A combination of antibiotics and surgical drainage remains the treatment of choice.
