Changing trends in the epidemiology of vertebral osteomyelitis in Marseille, France

Changing trends in the epidemiology of vertebral osteomyelitis in Marseille, France

The incidence and significant morbidity of vertebral osteomyelitis are increasing despite the progress of diagnosis competences. Among the 50 cases of vertebral osteomyelitis managed in our centers over the past 5 years, 84% of the cases were in men. The mean age was 55 years. Sixty-two percent of p...

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Main Authors: Mahamadou Doutchi, Piseth Seng, Amélie Menard, Line Meddeb, Tarek Adetchessi, Stephane Fuentes, Henry Dufour, Andreas Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Epidemiology of bacteria
human
malignancy
spondylodiscitis
vertebral osteomyelitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297515000384

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