Diagnostic Sensitivity of Blood Culture, Intraoperative Specimen, and Computed Tomography-Guided Biopsy in Patients with Spondylodiscitis and Isolated Spinal Epidural Empyema Requiring Surgical Treatment

Diagnostic Sensitivity of Blood Culture, Intraoperative Specimen, and Computed Tomography-Guided Biopsy in Patients with Spondylodiscitis and Isolated Spinal Epidural Empyema Requiring Surgical Treatment

Background: the successful treatment of spondylodiscitis (SD) and isolated spinal epidural empyema (ISEE) depends on early detection of causative pathogens, which is commonly performed either via blood cultures, intraoperative specimens, and/or image-guided biopsies. We evaluated the diagnostic sens...

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Main Authors: Mido Max Hijazi, Timo Siepmann, Alexander Carl Disch, Uwe Platz, Tareq A. Juratli, Ilker Y. Eyüpoglu, Dino Podlesek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
spondylodiscitis
isolated spinal epidural empyema
diagnostic sensitivity
blood culture
intraoperative specimen
computed tomography-guided biopsy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/11/3693

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