Objectives To compare imaging and clinical features of fungal and Staphylococcus aureus
discitis-osteomyelitis (DO) for patients presenting for CT-guided biopsies. Methods Our study …

Objective The aims of this study are to assess the diagnostic yield of image-guided biopsy
for discitis-osteomyelitis (DO), identify factors associated with biopsy yield (laboratory, pre …

Purpose To compare the microbiology results and needle gauge for CT-guided biopsies of
suspected discitis-osteomyelitis. Methods All CT-guided biopsies performed for suspected …

Spondylodiscitis accounts for 2–7% of osteomyelitis cases and is characterized by pain,
systemic inflammation, and permanent neurological deficits. We aimed to identify imaging …

Introduction Patients with osteodiscitis are often prescribed antibiotics prior to biopsy. There
is controversy in the literature about whether antibiotic pre‐treatment prior to CT‐guided …

Purpose To determine the number of days to positive CT-guided biopsy sample culture in
patients with discitis-osteomyelitis. Methods Our study was IRB approved and HIPAA …

Introduction Patients with suspected spondylodiscitis often undergo CT‐guided biopsy to
identify a causative microbiological organism. Antibiotic pre‐treatment has been postulated …

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 …

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BACKGROUND. The reported sensitivity and yield of image-guided biopsies for diskitis …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Pathology and microbiology results for suspected
spondylodiscitis on MR imaging are often negative in up to 70% of cases. We aimed to …