No change in the efficacy of infectious spondylodiscitis bacteriological testing over 20 years period

Joint Bone Spine. 2018 Oct;85(5):637-638. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2017.12.011. Epub 2017 Dec 28.
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Keywords: Biopsy; Infectious spondylodiscitis; Micro-organism; Microbiological test; Vertebral osteomyelitis.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Blood Culture
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Discitis / diagnosis
  • Discitis / epidemiology
  • Discitis / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Reference Values
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Time Factors