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Community acquired Stenotrophomonas maltophilia discitis: Diagnosis aided by shotgun metagenomic sequencing [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 We report a rare case of culture negative L4-L5 discitis and epidural abscess in an immunocompetent child who had dry cupping therapy performed to treat low back strain.
Gang Wang +6 more
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Pyogenic discitis in adolescence: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Acta Medica Academica, 2010 Back pain in adolescents can have many underlying reasons. Even though discitis is an uncommon condition, health care professionals should suspect discitis in children and adolescents with back pain with or without a history of trauma.
Eldin E. Karaikovic +3 more
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AntibioticsBackground/Objectives: Veillonella species are Gram-negative, non-motile, non-fermentative, obligate anaerobic cocci. They are typically considered commensals of the oral cavity, respiratory tract, genitourinary tract, and gastrointestinal tract.
Giulio D’Agati +9 more
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Incidence of discitis in endoscopic spine surgery [PDF]
, 2022 Aim of the study was to retrospectively evaluate the incidence of discitis amongst patients undergoing endoscopic spine surgery. Material and Methods: A total of 116 patients were included in the study which underwent endoscopic discectomy. Patients were
Basit, M. A., Zaid, F., Sharma, Richa
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The effect of intradiscal vancomycin powder in the prevention of postoperative discitis: RCT study
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020 Background: Post discectomy discitis, although relatively uncommon (4%), is regarded as the most disabling cause of failed back surgery. We aimed to show the effect of intradiscal Vancomycin powder in reducing or preventing postoperative discitis in ...
Ghazwan A Hasan +3 more
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مجلة كلية الطب, 2015 Background: Postoperative discitis is uncommon 4%, but it is the most disabling postoperative complication after lumbar discectomy. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of intradiscal Gentamycin in prevention of lumbar discitis post operatively ...
Ali T. AbdulWahid
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Disseminated <i>Rothia kristinae</i> Infection: A Case Highlighting an Emerging Pathogen. [PDF]
Case Rep MedRothia kristinae is usually found in the environment, on normal skin and mucosal surfaces of humans, and there is a limited medical literature available on this organism and its pathogenicity. Our case describes a woman in her early 70’s with left hip osteoarthritis presented with generalized weakness, fever, and altered mentation associated with left ...
Dormire K, Kamatam S, Roy M, Ahmad S.
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Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2020 Disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea (N. Gonorrhoeae) infection can present with polyarticular involvement. Acute vertebral discitis/osteomyelitis due to this organism infection has been rarely reported.
Moni Roy +2 more
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A pacemaker lead infection as a complication of a discitis post fall in an elderly: A case report
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023 The population around the world is growing in age, and taking care of the elderly has become a medical challenge as new pathologies, risk factors, treatments, and approaches are being explored. One of the most important chapters that should be focused on
Cima Hamieh +2 more
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Management of Pyogenic Discitis [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2014 Sir, The recent report on "management of pyogenic discitis" is very interesting [1]. Devkota et al. [1] noted that "antibiotics therapy should be started only after isolating the bacteria and making the culture sensitivity report." In fact, the identification of the pathogen is very important for the proper management of infective discitis. However,
Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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