Spinal infection poses a demanding diagnostic and treatment problem for which a
multidisciplinary approach with spine surgeons, radiologists, and infectious disease …

Introduction: The incidence of vertebral osteomyelitis is increasing, attributed to an ageing
population with inherent co-morbidities and improved case ascertainment. Sources of data …

Objectives Smaller studies indicate that the incidence of pyogenic spondylodiscitis is
increasing, possible related to a growing elderly population. Data supporting this is sparse …

Pyogenic spondylodiscitis (PS) is an uncommon but important infection, that represents 3-
5% of all cases of osteomyelitis. The annual incidence in Europe has been estimated to be …

Purpose Diagnosis of spondylodiscitis (SD) may be challenging due to the nonspecific
clinical and laboratory findings and the need to perform various diagnostic tests including …

Spondylodiscitis may involve the vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs, paravertebral
structures and spinal canal, with potentially high morbidity and mortality rates. A rise in the …

These guidelines are an update of those made in 2007 at the request of the French Society
of Infectious Diseases (SPILF, Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française) …

Study Design: Systematic literature review. Objectives: The aims of this study were to (1)
describe the clinical features, disabilities, and incidence of neurologic deficits of pyogenic …

Introduction Established treatment options of spondylodiscitis, a rare but serious infection of
the spine, are immobilization and systemic antibiosis. However, the available data for …

Abstract Objectives Knowledge of Candida spondylodiscitis is limited to case reports and
smaller case series. Controversy remains on the most effective diagnostical and …