The health-care facility environment is rarely implicated in disease transmission, except
among patients who are immunocompromised. Nonetheless, inadvertent exposures to …

There are an estimated 13 million injection-drug users worldwide, and infections are among
the most serious complications of drug use. This article reviews the common problems …

OBJECTIVES To describe a large series of patients with vertebral osteomyelitis (VO), and to
compare the clinical, biological, radiological, and prognostic features of pyogenic (PVO) …

Adult osteomyelitis most commonly arises from open fractures, diabetic foot infections, or the
surgical treatment of closed injuries. Patients usually have a history of prolonged debilitation …

Vertebral osteomyelitis can be caused by a variety of microor-ganisms. The hematogenous
pyogenic form is characteristically a disease of people over age 50, predominantly in the …

Purpose: To review changes in the medical complications of drug abuse that have occurred
since the authors reviewed them 25 years ago. Data Source: Manual search of the internal …

Object. Infections along the spinal axis are characterized by an insidious onset, and the
resulting delays in diagnosis are associated with serious neurological consequences and …

Clinical features, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to haematogenous vertebral
osteomyelitis Page 1 53 Chronic ostemyelitis may require surgery in case of a development of …

Hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis is almost always a monomicrobial infection affecting
predominantly the older population. S. aureus is the most common micro-organism isolated …

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare condition associated with significant morbidity and
mortality. Despite advances in diagnostic medicine, early recognition of SEAs remains …