Minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic discectomy and drainage for infectious spondylodiscitis

The primary goals for treating infectious spondylodiscitis are to make an accurate diagnosis, isolate the causative organism, and prescribe effective antibiotic therapy based on the culture data. A positive culture of the responsible organism is not required for diagnosis, although it is extremely i...

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Main Authors: Tsai-Sheng Fu, Lih-Hui Chen, Wen-Jer Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-08-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2013;volume=36;issue=4;spage=168;epage=174;aulast=Fu