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Salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis of thoracic spine
Journal of Spinal Surgery, 2014 Salmonella spondylitis is a rare illness and may present as pyogenic spondylodiscitis, septic discitis, vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess.
Rakesh Gupta +2 more
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Imaging findings of spondylodiscitis
Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2016 Spondylodiscitis is an infection of the intervertebral disc and adjacent vertebral bodies. Magnetic resonance imaging is the method of choice for the spondylodiscitis. The characteristic findings in the spondylodiscitis are hypointense on T1-weighted (W)
Ozlem Alkan, Naime Altinkaya
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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019 Objective Surgery is indicated when antibiotic treatment fails in pyogenic spondylodiscitis, which is caused by pathogens such as the Staphylococcus species.
Yong‐jun Tong +3 more
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Ureteric Stone-Related Escherichia coli Bacteraemia Associated with Spondylodiscitis
Uro, 2021 Escherichia coli (E. coli)-related urosepsis associated with a ureteric stone has been shown to cause a systemic bacteraemia that can spread to other parts of the body.
Zahra Rehman +3 more
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Streptococcus Constellatus Spondylodiscitis in a Teenager: A Case Report [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2017 Streptococcus constellatus is an extremely rare cause of pyogenic spondylodiscitis. Literature search yielded only one case report in an elderly 72 years old man with spontaneous T10-T11 S. constellatus spondylodiscitis.
Lim SW, Lim HY, Kannaiah T, Zuki Z
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From Culture to Sequencing: Evolving Strategies for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Spondylodiscitis
Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 18, Issue 4, Page 607-618, April 2026.Diagnostic approaches to pediatric spondylodiscitis have evolved from culture‐based methods with limited sensitivity to advanced molecular and sequencing technologies. Metagenomic next‐generation sequencing (mNGS) enables rapid, culture‐independent pathogen identification, improving diagnostic accuracy, guiding therapy, and reducing invasive procedures
Viola Sbampato +4 more
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is a rare infection, with cervical spine involvement occurring in only 3%–10% of the cases. Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus, a normal gut flora component, is a rare causative agent of spinal infections. Here, we report the case of an 88‐year‐old man with cervical pyogenic spondylodiscitis caused by this organism,
Takeshi Yamashita +5 more
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Interspinous Bursitis due to Staphylococcus aureus in an Adolescent
Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Background Interspinous bursitis is exceptionally rare in children, contrasting with degenerative forms in adults. Case Presentation A 16‐year‐old male presented with acute severe low back pain, fever (39°C), and focal L3‐L5 tenderness. CRP was 233 mg/L; blood cultures grew methicillin‐susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Imaging progression (US, CT‐scan,
Florine Foré +5 more
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The use of porous tantalum cages in the treatment of unremitting spondylodiscitis: a case report
Zdravniški Vestnik, 2018 Background: Unsuccessful medical treatment of pyogenic multifocal spondylodiscitis including signs of sepsis and unremitting pain is challenging. The aim of our report was to present a case of multilevel spondylodiscitis successfully treated by posterior
Samo Karel Fokter, Gregor Rečnik
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Treatment Strategy and Outcomes in Patients with Hematogenous Culture-Negative Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2019 Study Design Retrospective case series. Purpose The aim of this study was to analyze functional and radiological outcomes in patients with culture-negative pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO).
Gouse Mohamad +4 more
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