These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedic
surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiologists, and other healthcare professionals who care for …

Background A recent population-based study from Denmark showed that the incidence of
spondylodiscitis rose from 2.2 to 5.8 per 100 000 persons per year over the period 1995 …

Background The management of complex orthopedic infections usually includes a
prolonged course of intravenous antibiotic agents. We investigated whether oral antibiotic …

Spondylodiscitis, a term encompassing vertebral osteomyelitis, spondylitis and discitis, is the
main manifestation of haematogenous osteomyelitis in patients aged over 50 years …

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

Background Spondylodiscitis is a spinal infection affecting primarily the intervertebral disk
and the adjacent vertebral bodies. Currently many aspects of the treatment of pyogenic …

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

Objective To examine the incidence of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) and the clinical features
of VO focusing on risk factors for death using a Japanese nationwide administrative …

OBJECTIVES: To develop recommendations about identifying the causative organism,
obtaining imaging studies, and selecting pharmacological and non-pharmacological …

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare clinical, laboratory, and radiological features of
spontaneous spondylodiscitis secondary to tuberculosis and brucellosis, both of which are …