Pathogen Identification in Suspected Cases of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis

Pathogen Identification in Suspected Cases of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis

Pyogenic spinal infection continues to represent a worldwide problem. In approximately one-third of patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis, the infectious agent is never identified. Of the cases that lead to organismal identification, bacteria are more commonly isolated from the spine rather than f...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Farajzadeh Sheikh, Azar D. Khosravi, Hamed Goodarzi, Roohangiz Nashibi, Alireaza Teimouri, Azim Motamedfar, Reza Ranjbar, Sara Afzalzadeh, Mehrandokht Cyrus, Mohammad Hashemzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
MRI
pyogenic spondylodiscitis
biopsy
polymerase chain reaction
bacterial agents
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00060/full

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