Septic discitis is a rare but important cause of spinal pain caused by intervertebral disc
infection. This retrospective observational case series analysis will examine the clinical …

OBJECTIVES: The microbiological diagnosis of osteoarticular infections currently relies on
microbiological cultures, to specifically target treatment. However, these conventional …

Aims The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic utility of histological analysis in
spinal biopsies for spondylodiscitis (SD). Patients and Methods Clinical features, radiology …

Purpose To investigate the clinical impact of CT-guided biopsy, as performed in routine
clinical practice, in patients with suspected spondylodiscitis on MRI in terms of culture yield …

Objective Bacteria play a crucial pathogenetic role in reactive arthritis (ReA) and other forms
of spondyloarthropathy (SpA) and in Lyme arthritis. Although there is evidence of local …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the yield of repeat CT-guided biopsy in
patients with suspected infectious spondylodiscitis following an initial biopsy with negative …

OBJECTIVES: To review the available literature on infectious spondylodiscitis and provide
recommendations on management, particularly identification of the causative agent and …

We describe the development of a molecular detection system designed for use with
synovial fluid (SF)-based infections. The methodology employs a lysis/extraction procedure …

Background The microbiological diagnosis of bone and joint infections (BJI) currently relies
on cultures, and the relevance of molecular methods is still debated. The aim of this study …

OBJECTIVE: Bacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis of many types of
inflammatory arthritides. The aim of this study was to identify any bacterial DNA in synovial …