Objective Spondylodiscitis is an important clinical a problem requiring serious approaches.
In this study, we sought to raise awareness by examining the epidemiology and laboratory …

Aim: To determine the role of CT-guided biopsy in the management of cases of infective
discitis. Methods: Data were examined from a retrospective case series of CT-guided …

Purpose The optimal management of pyogenic discitis is not agreed on. We conducted a
retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study in which all patients with discitis who …

Background: Preliminary studies have identified known bacterial pathogens in the knees of
patients with osteoarthritis (OA) before arthroplasty. Aims: The current study was designed to …

Pyogenic spondylitis requires long-term antibiotics treatment and identification of the
etiologic microorganism is essential. The first test in the microbiologic diagnosis of pyogenic …

We report a case of a culture-negative osteomyelitis in which our newly developed real-time
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) could differentiate Staphylococcus aureus from …

Fifteen patients with infectious spondylitis were treated by percutaneous endoscopic
discectomy and drainage (PEDD) and associated appropriate parenteral antibiotics …

Background The diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT)-guided spinal biopsy in
patients with suspected spondylodiscitis is reported inconsistently in the literature. Our aim …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT There is apparent causality between chronic infection of the
intervertebral disc and its degenerative process. Although disc is considered a sterile tissue …

Discitis, an infection of the disc space, is an uncommon diagnosis that, if missed, can lead to
spinal deformity and neurological deterioration, although as many as 30% of these patients …