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

OBJECTIVES: Vertebral osteomyelitis is a cause of back pain that can lead to neurologic
deficits if not diagnosed in time and effectively treated. The objective of this study was to …

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

Understanding the mechanisms implicated in the initial attachment, development, and
maturation of a biofilm phenotype are of tremendous importance for their effect on the …

Study Design. We performed a retrospective review of 48 cases of pyogenic spinal infection
presenting over a 12-year period to the National Spinal Injuries Unit (NSIU) of the Republic …

Although uncommon, spontaneous and postoperative pyogenic spondylodiscitis entail
major morbidity and may be associated with serious long-term sequelae. A review of the …

Pyogenic infections of the spine are a heterogeneous group of disorders. Most cases arise
from hematogenous seeding of the axial skeleton from remote infected foci. Some are …

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 …

Background. The optimal duration of antibiotic treatment for hematogenous vertebral
osteomyelitis (HVO) should be based on the patient's risk of recurrence, but it is not well …

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 …