Persistent clinical efficacy and safety of anti-tumour necrosis factor \textgreeka therapy with infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 5 years: evidence for different types of response [PDF]
Background: There is insufficient evidence for the long-term efficacy and safety of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Baraliakos, X. +11 more
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Jie Wang, Qiang Zhang Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Qiang Zhang, Email zhangqianggk@sina.comAbstract: There are two main types of infectious ...
Wang J, Zhang Q
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[Extract] INTRODUCTION — Pyogenic liver abscesses usually develop following peritonitis due to leakage of intraabdominal bowel contents that subsequently spread to liver via the portal circulation or via direct spread from biliary infection.
Davis, Joshua, McDonald, Malcolm
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Preexisting or synchronous non-spinal infection in 344 patients with pyogenic spondylitis.
GNB, Gram-negative bacteria; GPC, Gram-positive coccia One endovascular stent infection, one endophthalmitis, three primary bacteremiaPreexisting or synchronous non-spinal infection in 344 patients with pyogenic spondylitis.
Wan Beom Park (739868) +11 more
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The usefulness of minimally invasive posterior fixation without debridement and autogenous bone grafting remains unknown. This multicenter case series aimed to determine the clinical outcomes and limitations of this method for thoracolumbar pyogenic ...
Hisanori Gamada +14 more
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Chronic pyogenic spondylitis in patients with spinal gout: a case series and literature review [PDF]
Background. Spinal gout is a rare and poorly described group of noninfectious inflammatory spinal lesions characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the epidural space, paravertebral soft tissues, and by facet joints damage. There is
Arkadiy A. Vishnevskiy +3 more
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Postoperative Pyogenic Cervical Discovertebral Spondylitis
Postoperative cervical discovertebral spondylitis is an uncommon problem, especially if it occurs soon after another surgery somewhere else in the body.
Krishna Sharma
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The effect of three years of TNF alpha blocking therapy on markers of bone turnover and their predictive value for treatment discontinuation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of three years of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) blocking therapy on bone turnover as well as to analyze the predictive value of early changes in bone turnover markers (BTM) for ...
Eveline van der Veer +18 more
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Epidemiology and management of infectious spondylitis in Korea: a narrative review
Infectious spondylitis, an infection of the vertebral body, intervertebral disc, or paraspinal tissues, poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Kyung-Hwa Park
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Background Salmonella spondylitis is an uncommon complication of Salmonella infection in immunocompetent children. To prevent treatment failure and neurological deficits, it needs prompt diagnosis and sufficient effort to identify the causative organism.
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