Lack of effectiveness of antibiotics in chronic low back pain with Modic 1 changes

Joint Bone Spine. 2017 Jul;84(4):507-508. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2016.08.001. Epub 2016 Sep 30.
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Keywords: Antibiotics; Low back pain; Modic 1 change; Propionibacterium acnes.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / therapeutic use*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cohort Studies
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Edema / diagnosis
  • Edema / drug therapy
  • Edema / pathology*
  • Exercise Therapy / methods
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Imidazoles
  • Injections, Spinal
  • Low Back Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Low Back Pain / drug therapy*
  • Low Back Pain / pathology*
  • Low Back Pain / rehabilitation
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Motor Endplate / diagnostic imaging
  • Motor Endplate / physiopathology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Failure

Substances

  • 2-ammonio-6-((2-((4-ammonio-5-oxido-5--oxopentyl)amino)-4-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-5-ylidene)amino)hexanoate
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Imidazoles
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination