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Hijazi MM, Siepmann T, El-Battrawy I, Schröttner P, Podlesek D, Schackert G, Juratli TA, Eyüpoglu IY, Filis A. The importance of the bacterial spectrum in the clinical diagnostics and management of patients with spontaneous pyogenic spondylodiscitis and isolated spinal epidural empyema: a 20-year cohort study at a single spine center. BMC Infect Dis 2024; 24:39. [PMID: 38166791 PMCID: PMC10762996 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08946-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Personalized clinical management of spondylodiscitis (SD) and isolated spinal epidural empyema (ISEE) is challenging due to limited evidence of microbiologic findings and their clinical impact during the clinical course of the disease. We aimed to characterize clinico-microbiological and imaging phenotypes of SD and ISEE to provide useful insights that could improve outcomes and potentially modify guidelines. METHODS We performed chart review and collected data on the following parameters: bacterial antibiogram-resistogram, type of primary spinal infection, location of spinal infection, source of infection, method of detection, clinical complications (sepsis, septic embolism, and endocarditis), length of hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) stay, relapse rate, and disease-related mortality in patients with proven pyogenic SD and ISEE treated surgically in a university hospital in Germany between 2002 and 2022. RESULTS We included data from 187 patients (125 SD, 66.8% and 62 ISEE, 33.2%). Gram-positive bacteria (GPB) were overall more frequently detected than gram-negative bacteria (GNB) (GPB: 162, 86.6% vs. GNB: 25, 13.4%, p < 0.001). Infective endocarditis was caused only by GPB (GPB: 23, 16.5% vs. GNB: 0, 0.0%, p = 0.046). Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus was the most frequently isolated strain (MSSA: n = 100, 53.5%), occurred more frequently in the cervical spine compared to other bacteria (OB) (MSSA: 41, 41.0% vs. OB: 18, 20.7%, p = 0.004) and was most frequently detected in patients with skin infection as the primary source of infection (MSSA: 26, 40.6% vs. OB: 11, 16.7%, p = 0.002). Streptococcus spp. and Enterococcus spp. (SE: n = 31, 16.6%) were more often regarded as the cause of endocarditis (SE: 8, 27.6% vs. OB: 15, 11.4%, p = 0.037) and were less frequently detected in intraoperative specimens (SE: 19, 61.3% vs. OB: 138, 88.5%, p < 0.001). Enterobacterales (E: n = 20, 10.7%) were identified more frequently in urinary tract infections (E: 9, 50.0% vs. OB: 4, 3.6%, p < 0.001). Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS: n = 20, 10.7%) were characterized by a lower prevalence of sepsis (CoNS: 4, 20.0% vs. OB: 90, 53.9%, p = 0.004) and were more frequently detected in intraoperative specimens (CoNS: 20, 100. 0% vs. OB: 137, 82.0%, p = 0.048). Moreover, CoNS-associated cases showed a shorter length of ICU stay (CoNS: 2 [1-18] days vs. OB: 6 [1-53] days, median [interquartile range], p = 0.037), and occurred more frequently due to foreign body-associated infections (CoNS: 8, 61.5% vs. OB: 15, 12.8%, p = 0.008). The presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prolonged hospital stay by 56 [24-58] days and ICU stay by 16 [1-44] days, whereas patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa spent only 20 [18-29] days in the hospital and no day in the ICU 0 [0-5] days. CONCLUSIONS Our retrospective cohort study identified distinct bacterial-specific manifestations in pyogenic SD and ISEE regarding clinical course, neuroanatomic targets, method of pathogen detection, and sources of infection. The clinico-microbiological patterns varied depending on the specific pathogens.
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- Mido Max Hijazi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle de la Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
- Institute for Microbiology and Virology, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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Dayer R, De Marco G, Vazquez O, Tabard-Fougère A, Cochard B, Gavira N, Di Laura Frattura G, Guanziroli Pralong N, Steiger C, Ceroni D. Laboratory diagnostics for primary spinal infections in pediatric and adult populations: a narrative review. NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY JOURNAL 2023; 16:100270. [PMID: 37767011 PMCID: PMC10520565 DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2023.100270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Primary spinal infection (PSI) is a generic term covering a heterogeneous group of infections that can affect the vertebral body, intervertebral disks, the content of the medullary cavity, and adjacent paraspinal tissues. Patients' characteristics can vary significantly, notably according to their age, and some of these characteristics undoubtedly play a primordial role in the occurrence of a PSI and in the type of offending pathogen. Before approaching the subject of laboratory diagnostics, it is essential to define the characteristics of the patient and their infection, which can then guide the physician toward specific diagnostic approaches. This review critically examined the roles and usefulness of traditional and modern laboratory diagnostics in supporting clinicians' decision-making in cases of pediatric and adult primary spinal infection (PSI). It appears impossible to compare PSIs in children and adults, whether from an epidemiological, clinical, bacteriological, or biological perspective. The recipients are really too different, and the responsible germs are closely correlated to their age. Secondly, the interpretation of traditional laboratory blood tests appears to contribute little guidance for clinicians attempting to diagnose a PSI. Biopsy or needle aspiration for bacterial identification remains a controversial subject, as the success rates of these procedures for identifying causative organisms are relatively uncertain in pediatric populations.Using nucleic acid amplification assays (NAAAs) on biopsy samples has been demonstrated to be more sensitive than conventional cultures for diagnosing PSI. Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) are particularly interesting for establishing a microbiological diagnosis of a PSI when standard cultures and NAAAs have failed to detect the culprit. We can even imagine that plasma metagenomic NGS using plasma (known as "liquid biopsy") is a diagnostic approach that can detect not only pathogens circulating in the bloodstream but also those causing focal infections, and thus eliminate the need for source sample collection using costly invasive surgical procedures.
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- Romain Dayer
- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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Gonzalez GA, Porto G, Tecce E, Oghli YS, Miao J, O'Leary M, Chadid DP, Vo M, Harrop J. Advances in diagnosis and management of atypical spinal infections: A comprehensive review. NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY JOURNAL 2023; 16:100282. [PMID: 37915965 PMCID: PMC10616400 DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2023.100282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Atypical spinal infections (ASIs) of the spine are a challenging pathology to management with potentially devastating morbidity and mortality. To identify patients with atypical spinal infections, it is important to recognize the often insidious clinical and radiographic presentations, in the setting of indolent and smoldering organism growth. Trending of inflammatory markers, and culturing of organisms, is essential. Once identified, the spinal infection should be treated with antibiotics and possibly various surgical interventions including decompression and possible fusion depending on spine structural integrity and stability. Early diagnosis of ASIs and immediate treatment of debilitating conditions, such as epidural abscess, correlate with fewer neurological deficits and a shorter duration of medical treatment. There have been great advances in surgical interventions and spinal fusion techniques for patients with spinal infection. Overall, ASIs remain a perplexing pathology that could be successfully treated with early diagnosis and immediate, appropriate medical, and surgical management.
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- Glenn A. Gonzalez
- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, 909 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, 909 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, 909 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, 909 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, 909 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, 909 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, 909 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, 909 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
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Delaney LJ, Isguven S, Hilliard R, Lacerda Q, Oeffinger BE, Machado P, Schaer TP, Hickok NJ, Kurtz SM, Forsberg F. In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Ultrasound-Triggered Release From Novel Spinal Device. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2023; 42:2357-2368. [PMID: 37249416 PMCID: PMC10524871 DOI: 10.1002/jum.16263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Bacterial infection following spinal fusion is a major clinical concern with up to 20% incidence. An ultrasound-triggered bulk-release system to combat postsurgical bacterial survival was designed and evaluated. METHODS Polylactic acid (PLA) clips were loaded with vancomycin (VAN) and microbubbles (Sonazoid, GE HealthCare) in vitro. Stability was determined over 14 days. VAN-loaded clips were submerged in water and insonated using a Logiq E10 scanner (GE HealthCare) with a curvilinear C6 probe. Doppler-induced VAN release was quantified using spectrophotometry. For in vivo testing, clips were loaded with methylene blue (MeB) solution and Sonazoid. These clips were implanted into a rabbit along the spine at L2 and L5, as well as a pig at L1 and L3, then insonated in Doppler mode using the C6 probe. RESULTS Sonazoid microbubbles were better preserved when incubated in VAN compared with distilled water at 4°C, 25°C, and 37°C incubation temperatures (P = .0131). Contrast enhancement was observed from both solutions when incubated at 4°C storage conditions. Insonated clips achieved average cumulative VAN release of 101.8 ± 2.8% (81.4 ± 2.8 mg) after 72 hours. Uninsonated clips had only 0.3 ± 0.1% (0.3 ± 0.1 mg) average cumulative VAN release (P < .0001). Clips retrieved from the rabbit did not rupture with insonation nor produce MeB staining of surrounding tissues. In the pig, the PLA film was visibly ruptured and MeB tissue was observed following insonation, whereas the uninsonated clip was intact. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate ultrasound-triggered release of an encapsulated prophylactic solution and provide an important proof-of-concept for continuing large animal evaluations for translational merit.
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- Lauren J. Delaney
- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
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- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
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- Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Kennett Square, PA, 19348
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- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
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- Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Kennett Square, PA, 19348
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
- Exponent, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
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Zou LC, Qian J, Bian ZY, Wang XP, Xie T. Pyogenic spondylitis caused by Escherichia coli: A case report and literature review. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:3583-3591. [PMID: 37383891 PMCID: PMC10294177 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i15.3583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pyogenic spondylitis is often manifested as atypical low back pain and fever, which makes it easy to be confused with other diseases. Here we report a case of pyogenic spondylitis and describe the diagnosis and treatment based on the related literature.
CASE SUMMARY The reported case suffered from pyogenic spondylitis caused by Escherichia coli and complicated with bacteremia and psoas abscess. Acute pyelonephritis was initially diagnosed due to atypical symptoms. Symptoms were improved from antibiotic treatment while developing progressive lower limb dysfunction. One month post the admission, the patient underwent anterior lumbar debridement + autogenous iliac bone graft fusion + posterior percutaneous screw-rod internal fixation, and received 6 wk of antibiotic treatment after the operation. Reexamination 4 mo post the operation showed that the patient had no evident pain in the waist, and walked well with no evident dysfunction of lower limbs.
CONCLUSION Here we describe the application value of several imaging examinations, such as X-ray, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and certain tests like erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in the clinical treatment of pyogenic spondylitis. This disease requires early diagnosis and treatment. Sensitive antibiotics should be used in early stages and surgical intervention should be taken if necessary, which may help for a speedy recovery and prevent the occurrence of severe complications.
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- Lai-Cheng Zou
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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Dholoo F, Sriramanarayanan A, Prasad SPK, Livingstone J, Lewis N, Prasad V, Unnithan A. Spondylodiscitis-a cohort analysis of its identification and management. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2023; 47:813-818. [PMID: 36539530 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-022-05662-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Discitis represents infection of the intervertebral disc and osteomyelitis of the adjacent end plates. Classically, patients present with fever and back pain. Varied presentations and lack of adherence to guidelines lead to great variation in its identification and management. The primary objective of this study was to conduct a cohort analysis, assessing the identification and management of discitis, in a busy secondary orthopaedic centre. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted, of cases diagnosed and treated for discitis, in a secondary orthopaedic department, within the UK from January 2017 to October 2019. During this time period, all patients who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) spine were identified. Patients with MRI-proven discitis were then added into the study. RESULTS A total of 152 MRIs showed radiographic features of discitis. Of these, only 38 had a clear clinical correlation. Back pain was the most common presenting complaint followed by fever. The commonest site of involvement was vertebral levels L5 and S1. All patients had baseline bloods, and most, but not all, had blood cultures taken. Staphylococcus aureus was the most frequently isolated, causative organism. The mainstay of treatment was intravenous flucloxacillin, with most patients requiring a minimum of six weeks. CONCLUSION Our study has helped define the population of patients presenting with discitis, in a busy secondary orthopedic center. Analyzing over two years of data has provided us with valuable insight into the most appropriate diagnostics and management for discitis.
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- Farzan Dholoo
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St. Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Lyne, KT16 0PZ, Chertsey, UK
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- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St. Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Lyne, KT16 0PZ, Chertsey, UK
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- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St. Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Lyne, KT16 0PZ, Chertsey, UK
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- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St. Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Lyne, KT16 0PZ, Chertsey, UK.
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- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St. Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Lyne, KT16 0PZ, Chertsey, UK
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- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St. Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Lyne, KT16 0PZ, Chertsey, UK
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- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St. Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Lyne, KT16 0PZ, Chertsey, UK
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Takai S, Sudo G, Yawata A, Nakase H. Pyogenic spondylitis following endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer. BMJ Case Rep 2022; 15:e249614. [PMID: 35820730 PMCID: PMC9277379 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A man in his 80s who had a history of diabetes mellitus and aortic valve replacement was referred to our hospital for treatment of early gastric cancer and underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Three days after ESD, the patient presented with low back pain and fever (38.7°). We initially considered adverse events associated with gastric ESD such as delayed perforation. Moreover, thromboembolism and infectious endocarditis were suspected because of his medical history. However, there were no remarkable findings suggestive of these diseases. Finally, based on the results of blood cultures and MRI, the diagnosis of pyogenic spondylitis (PS) was made. We administered antibiotics for 12 weeks, and the patient improved without neurological impairments. This case indicates that bacteraemia and subsequent PS can occur following gastric ESD. Physicians should not overlook the patient's physical signs related to various adverse events after ESD.
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- Shun Takai
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Cavalieri S, Pessina B, Indolfi G, Galli L, Trapani S. Spondylodiscitis in Pediatric Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2022; 41:530-536. [PMID: 35675524 PMCID: PMC10826916 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pediatric spondylodiscitis is rare, hardly diagnosed and treated due to the nonspecificity of clinical presentation and laboratory investigations, difficulty of etiologic identification and lack of management guidelines. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on 29 children with spondylodiscitis. Clinical, hematic and radiologic data were collected and compared between 2 age-subgroups (below and from 4 years old on) to investigate age-related differences. Epidemiologic, management and follow-up data were also described. RESULTS Slight male predominance and a peak of incidence <2 years were observed. Symptoms were significantly differently distributed in the 2 age-subgroups: children <4 years showed mainly refusal/inability to sit or bear weight, irritability, limping and poor general conditions; children ≥4 years most frequently had back pain and fever, and pain upon palpation of the spine. The lumbar spine and more than 1 vertebra were most frequently involved. Median diagnostic delay of 12 days was observed, without significant difference between age-subgroups, and delay >2 months was always associated with multivertebral involvement and complications. All children were treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics for a median of 12 weeks. Only in 1 complicated case, surgical treatment was also required. CONCLUSIONS The clinical presentation of spondylodiscitis may be age-specific, with younger children often exhibiting subtle signs and symptoms. Broad-spectrum antibiotics covering for Staphylococcus aureus should be initiated as soon as possible and performed many weeks, being effective in treating the infection without clinical sequelae, even in patients with comorbidities. Surgical treatment should be reserved for complicated cases with neurologic involvement.
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- Stefano Cavalieri
- From the Postgraduate School of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence
- Department of Pediatrics, San Jacopo Hospital, Pistoia
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- From the Postgraduate School of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence
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- Department NEUROFARBA, University of Florence
- Pediatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Meyer Children’s University Hospital
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Nabizadeh N, Crawford CH, Glassman SD, Dimar Ii JR, Carreon LY. Severity and Outcome of Neurologic Deficits in Patients with Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis: A Systematic Review. Orthop Clin North Am 2022; 53:105-112. [PMID: 34799016 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2021.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Patients with advanced pyogenic spondylodiscitis can present with neurologic deficits. However, the prevalence, severity, and outcome of the neurologic deficits are not well known. A systematic review was performed to improve the knowledge of this commonly encountered clinical scenario. The considerable number of severe neurologic deficits in addition to their poor recovery, even after surgical intervention, demonstrates that the early diagnosis of pyogenic spondylodiscitis is crucial. Prompt surgical intervention is likely associated with a greater chance of improvement of neurologic status than nonsurgical treatment.
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- Naveed Nabizadeh
- Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 550 South Jackson Street, 1st Floor ACB, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 550 South Jackson Street, 1st Floor ACB, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 550 South Jackson Street, 1st Floor ACB, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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Pluart AL, Coiffier G, Darrieutort-Lafitte C, Godot S, Ottaviani S, Henry J, Brochard J, Cormier G, Couderc M, Hoppe E, Mulleman D, Khatchatourian L, Thuaut AL, Goff BL, Bart G. Spine immobilization and neurological outcome in Vertebral Osteomyelitis. SPONDIMMO, a prospective multicentric cohort. Joint Bone Spine 2021; 89:105333. [PMID: 34954077 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to describe spine immobilization in a multicentric cohort of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO), and evaluate its association with neurological complications during follow-up. METHODS We prospectively included patients from 2016 to 2019 in 11 centers. Immobilization, imaging, and neurological findings were specifically analyzed during a 6-month follow-up period. RESULTS 250 patients were included, mostly men (67.2%, n=168). Mean age was 66.7 ± 15 years. Diagnosis delay was 25 days. The lumbo-sacral spine was most frequently involved (56.4%). At diagnosis, 25.6% patients (n=64) had minor neurological signs and 9.2% (n=23) had major ones. Rigid bracing was prescribed for 63.5% (n=162) of patients, for a median of 6 weeks, with variability between centers (p<0.001). The presence of epidural inflammation and abscess on imaging was associated with higher rates of rigid bracing prescription (OR 2.33, p=0.01). Frailness and endocarditis were negatively associated with rigid bracing prescription (OR 0.65, p<0.01, and OR 0.42, p<0.05, respectively). During follow up, new minor or major neurological complications occurred in respectively 9.2% (n=23) and 6.8% (n=17) of patients, with similar distribution between immobilized and non-immobilized patients. CONCLUSION Spine immobilization prescription during VO remains heterogeneous and seems associated inflammatory lesions on imaging but negatively associated with frailness and presence of endocarditis. Neurological complications can occur despite rigid bracing. Our data suggest that in absence of any factor associated with neurological complication spine bracing might not be systematically indicated. We suggest that spine immobilization should be discussed for each patient after carefully evaluating their clinical signs and imaging findings.
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- Department of Rheumatology, CHU Rennes, Rennes, France; Department of Rheumatology, GHT Rance-Emeraude, CH Dinan/Saint-Malo, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, AP-HP DCSS, Paris, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, AP-HP Kremlin-Bicêtre, Paris, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, CH Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Nazaire, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, CHD Vendée, La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of internal medicine and infectious disease, CH Cornouaille, Quimper, France
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- Direction of research, Methodology and Biostatistics platform, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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Tan YZ, Yuan T, Tan L, Tian YQ, Long YZ. Lumbar infection caused by Mycobacterium paragordonae: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:8879-8887. [PMID: 34734070 PMCID: PMC8546838 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i29.8879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium paragordonae (M. paragordonae), a slow-growing, acid-resistant mycobacterial species, was first isolated from the sputum of a lung infection patient in South Korea in 2014. Infections caused by M. paragordonae are rare. CASE SUMMARY Herein, we report the case of a 53-year-old patient who presented with fever and low back pain. Lumbar nuclear magnetic resonance imaging revealed the destruction of the lumbar vertebra with peripheral abscess formation. After anti-infective and diagnostic anti-tuberculosis treatment, the patient had no further fever, but the back pain was not relieved. Postoperatively, the necrotic material was sent for pathological examination, and all tests related to tuberculosis were negative, but pus culture suggested nontuberculous mycobacteria. The necrotic tissue specimens were subjected to metagenomic next-generation sequencing, which indicated the presence of M. paragordonae. Finally, the infecting pathogen was identified, and the treatment plan was adjusted. The patient was in good condition during the follow-up period. CONCLUSION M. paragordonae, a rare nontuberculous mycobacterium, can also cause spinal infections. In the clinic, it is necessary to identify nontuberculous mycobacteria for spinal infections similar to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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- Ying-Zheng Tan
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Central Hospital, Zhuzhou 412000, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Central Hospital, Zhuzhou 412000, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Zhuzhou Central Hospital, Zhuzhou 412000, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Central Hospital, Zhuzhou 412000, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Central Hospital, Zhuzhou 412000, Hunan Province, China
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Palestro CJ, Clark A, Grady EE, Heiba S, Israel O, Klitzke A, Love C, Sathekge M, Ted T, Yarbrough TL. Appropriate Use Criteria for the Use of Nuclear Medicine in Musculoskeletal Infection Imaging. J Nucl Med 2021; 62:jnumed.121.262579. [PMID: 34593597 PMCID: PMC8612196 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.121.262579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
- American College of Nuclear Medicine, Reston, Virginia
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- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
- American College of Nuclear Medicine, Reston, Virginia
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- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
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- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
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- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
- American College of Nuclear Medicine, Reston, Virginia
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- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
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- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
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- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
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- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
- American College of Nuclear Medicine, Reston, Virginia
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Boriani L, Zamparini E, Albrizio M, Serani F, Ciani G, Marconi L, Vommaro F, Greggi T, Fanti S, Nanni C. Spine Infections: the role of Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG PET) in the context of the actual diagnosis guideline. Curr Med Imaging 2021; 18:216-230. [PMID: 34530718 PMCID: PMC9241079 DOI: 10.2174/1573405617666210916121046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Spondylodiscitis is an infectious process that requires numerous health care professionals to be clearly diagnosed and eventually successfully treated. It implies a variety of microbiological agents and conditions; during the diagnostic workup, it is difficult to correctly identify them, and the clinician has to rapidly choose the correct treatment to avoid permanent injuries to the patient. In this context, we conducted a review to better understand the most suitable use of Positron Emission Tomography with 18-Fluoro-deossi-glucose (FDG PET) in a patient suspected of spondylodiscitis, based on current guidelines and literature.. We wanted to review the role of FDG PET in the spondylodiscitis diagnosis and follow up in the context of the current guidelines.
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- Luca Boriani
- Spine Deformity Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna. Italy
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- Infection Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna. Italy
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- Head of service- Muscuoloskeletal Radiology, Nottingham University Hospitals. 0
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, University of Bologna, Bologna. Italy
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- Spine Deformity Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna. Italy
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- Infection Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna. Italy
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- Spine Deformity Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna. Italy
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- Spine Deformity Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna. Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, University of Bologna, Bologna. Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna. Italy
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Ntalos D, Schoof B, Thiesen DM, Viezens L, Kleinertz H, Rohde H, Both A, Luebke A, Strahl A, Dreimann M, Stangenberg M. Implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9515. [PMID: 33947939 PMCID: PMC8096947 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89088-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Establishing a multidisciplinary approach regarding the treatment of spondylodiscitis and analyzing its effect compared to a single discipline approach. 361 patients diagnosed with spondylodiscitis were included in this retrospective pre-post intervention study. The treatment strategy was either established by a single discipline approach (n = 149, year 2003–2011) or by a weekly multidisciplinary infections conference (n = 212, year 2013–2018) consisting of at least an orthopedic surgeon, medical microbiologist, infectious disease specialist and pathologist. Recorded data included the surgical and antibiotic strategy, complications leading to operative revision, recovered microorganisms, as well as the total length of hospital and intensive care unit stay. Compared to a single discipline approach, performing the multidisciplinary infections conference led to significant changes in anti-infective and surgical treatment strategies. Patients discussed in the conference showed significantly reduced days of total antibiotic treatment (66 ± 31 vs 104 ± 31, p < 0.001). Moreover, one stage procedures and open transpedicular screw placement were more frequently performed following multidisciplinary discussions, while there were less involved spinal segments in terms of internal fixation as well as an increased use of intervertebral cages instead of autologous bone graft (p < 0.001). Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis were the most frequently recovered organisms in both patient groups. No significant difference was found comparing inpatient complications between the two groups or the total in-hospital stay. Implementation of a weekly infections conference is an effective approach to introduce multidisciplinarity into spondylodiscitis management. These conferences significantly altered the treatment plan compared to a single discipline approach. Therefore, we highly recommend the implementation to optimize treatment modalities for patients.
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- D Ntalos
- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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Scarborough M, Li HK, Rombach I, Zambellas R, Walker AS, McNally M, Atkins B, Kümin M, Lipsky BA, Hughes H, Bose D, Warren S, Mack D, Folb J, Moore E, Jenkins N, Hopkins S, Seaton RA, Hemsley C, Sandoe J, Aggarwal I, Ellis S, Sutherland R, Geue C, McMeekin N, Scarborough C, Paul J, Cooke G, Bostock J, Khatamzas E, Wong N, Brent A, Lomas J, Matthews P, Wangrangsimakul T, Gundle R, Rogers M, Taylor A, Thwaites GE, Bejon P. Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for bone and joint infections: the OVIVA non-inferiority RCT. Health Technol Assess 2020; 23:1-92. [PMID: 31373271 DOI: 10.3310/hta23380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Management of bone and joint infection commonly includes 4-6 weeks of intravenous (IV) antibiotics, but there is little evidence to suggest that oral (PO) therapy results in worse outcomes. OBJECTIVE To determine whether or not PO antibiotics are non-inferior to IV antibiotics in treating bone and joint infection. DESIGN Parallel-group, randomised (1 : 1), open-label, non-inferiority trial. The non-inferiority margin was 7.5%. SETTING Twenty-six NHS hospitals. PARTICIPANTS Adults with a clinical diagnosis of bone, joint or orthopaedic metalware-associated infection who would ordinarily receive at least 6 weeks of antibiotics, and who had received ≤ 7 days of IV therapy from definitive surgery (or start of planned curative treatment in patients managed non-operatively). INTERVENTIONS Participants were centrally computer-randomised to PO or IV antibiotics to complete the first 6 weeks of therapy. Follow-on PO therapy was permitted in either arm. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The primary outcome was the proportion of participants experiencing treatment failure within 1 year. An associated cost-effectiveness evaluation assessed health resource use and quality-of-life data. RESULTS Out of 1054 participants (527 in each arm), end-point data were available for 1015 (96.30%) participants. Treatment failure was identified in 141 out of 1015 (13.89%) participants: 74 out of 506 (14.62%) and 67 out of 509 (13.16%) of those participants randomised to IV and PO therapy, respectively. In the intention-to-treat analysis, using multiple imputation to include all participants, the imputed risk difference between PO and IV therapy for definitive treatment failure was -1.38% (90% confidence interval -4.94% to 2.19%), thus meeting the non-inferiority criterion. A complete-case analysis, a per-protocol analysis and sensitivity analyses for missing data each confirmed this result. With the exception of IV catheter complications [49/523 (9.37%) in the IV arm vs. 5/523 (0.96%) in the PO arm)], there was no significant difference between the two arms in the incidence of serious adverse events. PO therapy was highly cost-effective, yielding a saving of £2740 per patient without any significant difference in quality-adjusted life-years between the two arms of the trial. LIMITATIONS The OVIVA (Oral Versus IntraVenous Antibiotics) trial was an open-label trial, but bias was limited by assessing all potential end points by a blinded adjudication committee. The population was heterogenous, which facilitated generalisability but limited the statistical power of subgroup analyses. Participants were only followed up for 1 year so differences in late recurrence cannot be excluded. CONCLUSIONS PO antibiotic therapy is non-inferior to IV therapy when used during the first 6 weeks in the treatment for bone and joint infection, as assessed by definitive treatment failure within 1 year of randomisation. These findings challenge the current standard of care and provide an opportunity to realise significant benefits for patients, antimicrobial stewardship and the health economy. FUTURE WORK Further work is required to define the optimal total duration of therapy for bone and joint infection in the context of specific surgical interventions. Currently, wide variation in clinical practice suggests significant redundancy that likely contributes to the excess and unnecessary use of antibiotics. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN91566927. FUNDING This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 23, No. 38. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Matthew Scarborough
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit, University College London, London, UK.,Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Public Health, University Hospital of Wales, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, Wales
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, UK.,Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, UK.,Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Infectious Diseases, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Gartnaval General Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK
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- Infectious Diseases, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Cramlington, UK
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, Horsham, UK
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Patient and Public Representative, Division of Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, , London, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.,Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Wang B, Chen C, Hua W, Ke W, Lu S, Zhang Y, Zeng X, Yang C. Minimally Invasive Surgery Oblique Lumbar Interbody Debridement and Fusion for the Treatment of Lumbar Spondylodiscitis. Orthop Surg 2020; 12:1120-1130. [PMID: 32524753 PMCID: PMC7454224 DOI: 10.1111/os.12711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of minimally invasive oblique lumbar interbody debridement and fusion for the treatment of conservatively ineffective lumbar spondylodiscitis. Methods This is a retrospective study. Between December 2016 and November 2017, a total of 14 consecutive patients (eight males and six females, with an average age of 49.1 years, range from 42 to 74 years) with single‐level lumbar spondylodiscitis were included in the study. The inclusion criteria include single‐level spondylodiscitis without spinal deformity or epidural abscess, ineffective conservative treatment (continuously aggravated clinical symptoms and uncontrollable infective symptoms treated with antibiotics for more than 6 weeks), minimally invasive oblique lumbar interbody fusion surgery (Mis‐OLIF) and iliac graft for the treatment of lumbar spondylodiscitis, and postoperative follow‐up >12 months. Each patient was treated Mis‐OLIF. Clinical outcomes including demographic characteristics, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C‐reactive protein (CRP), visual analog scale (VAS), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), American Spinal Injury Association neurological classification, and lordotic angle were analyzed. Results The infectious levels included L1/2 (one patient), L2/3 (two patients), L3/4 (eight patients), and L4/5 (three patients). The pathogens found in these patients included Staphylococcus aureus (5), brucellosis (6), and enterobacterium (2). The pathogen was undefined in one patient. The mean duration of the surgery, mean blood loss, and mean follow‐up were 89.3 ± 17.5 min, 155.0 ± 49.4 mL, and 16.8 ± 4.2 months, respectively. The ESR and CRP decreased after Mis‐OLIF and antibiotic administration. The average preoperative VAS score was 6.9 ± 0.9, then decreased to 3.0 ± 1.0 (t = 14.18, P < 0.001) and 0.6 ± 0.7 (t = 20.68, P < 0.001) before discharge and at final follow‐up, respectively. The average preoperative ODI score was 58.4 ± 13.0, then decreased to 28.3 ± 6.1 (t = 18.6, P < 0.001) and 8.0 ± 4.6 (t = 22.7, P < 0.001) before discharge and at final follow‐up, respectively. None of the patients developed postoperative ileus, vascular injury, nerve injury, and ureteral injury. One patient suffered incision‐related complication that healed by debridement and dressing change. One patient developed subsidence of autologous iliac bone before discharge and achieved complete bony fusion after staying in bed and fixing it with a brace at 3 months follow‐up. All patients achieved bony fusion at final follow‐up. Conclusion Mis‐OLIF without anterior or posterior instrumentation and iliac graft is an effective and viable approach for the treatment of conservatively ineffective lumbar spondylodiscitis without spinal deformity or epidural abscess.
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- Bingjin Wang
- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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In July of 2018, the Second International Consensus Meeting (ICM) on Musculoskeletal Infection convened in Philadelphia, PA was held to discuss issues regarding infection in orthopedic patients and to provide consensus recommendations on these issues to practicing orthopedic surgeons. During this meeting, attending delegates divided into subspecialty groups to discuss topics specifics to their respective fields, which included the spine. At the spine subspecialty group meeting, delegates discussed and voted upon the recommendations for 63 questions regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infection in spinal surgery. Of the 63 questions, 17 focused on the use of antibiotics in spine surgery, for which this article provides the recommendations, voting results, and rationales.
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Spinal Infections: An Update. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8040476. [PMID: 32230730 PMCID: PMC7232330 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8040476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Spinal infection poses a demanding diagnostic and treatment problem for which a multidisciplinary approach with spine surgeons, radiologists, and infectious disease specialists is required. Infections are usually caused by bacterial microorganisms, although fungal infections can also occur. The most common route for spinal infection is through hematogenous spread of the microorganism from a distant infected area. Most patients with spinal infections diagnosed in early stages can be successfully managed conservatively with antibiotics, bed rest, and spinal braces. In cases of gross or pending instability, progressive neurological deficits, failure of conservative treatment, spinal abscess formation, severe symptoms indicating sepsis, and failure of previous conservative treatment, surgical treatment is required. In either case, close monitoring of the patients with spinal infection with serial neurological examinations and imaging studies is necessary.
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Farah K, Peyriere H, Graillon T, Prost S, Dufour H, Blondel B, Fuentes S. Minimally invasive posterior fixation and anterior debridement-fusion for thoracolumbar spondylodiscitis: A 40-case series and review of the literature. Neurochirurgie 2019; 66:24-28. [PMID: 31836488 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2019.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is a rare disease, but incidence is increasing. Reported failure rates following conservative management range from 12% to 18%. The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of posterior percutaneous pedicle screw fixation combined with anterior debridement and fusion (ADF) for infective spondylodiscitis in the thoracic and/or lumbar spine. METHODS The retrospective study cohort comprised all patients without neurological deficit who underwent minimally invasive posterior and anterior surgery between April 2008 and April 2016 for thoracic and/or lumbar spondylodiscitis. RESULTS Forty patients were eligible (16 female: 40%). The lumbar region was affected in 31 cases (77.5%). Source of infection was identified in only 22 cases (55%) and bacteriological identification was obtained in 32 cases (80%). Mean hospital stay was 14.8 days (range, 6-39 days). Complete recovery was achieved in 39 patients (97.5%) at 3 months' follow-up. Mean preoperative local kyphosis angle was 16.1o, versus 14o at 1-year (P>0.05). 36 patients (90%) had at least 1 year's follow-up, and fusion was obtained for all these cases. CONCLUSION Two-stage minimally invasive surgery is effective and safe for the treatment of single or two-level thoracolumbar spondylodiscitis. It could be an alternative to conventional open surgery or conservative treatment.
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- K Farah
- Department of neurosurgery, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, 13005 Marseille, France; Spine Unit, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, France.
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- Department of neurosurgery, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, 13005 Marseille, France; Spine Unit, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Department of neurosurgery, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, 13005 Marseille, France; Spine Unit, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Department of orthopedic surgery, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, France; Spine Unit, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Department of neurosurgery, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, 13005 Marseille, France; Spine Unit, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Department of orthopedic surgery, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, France; Spine Unit, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Department of neurosurgery, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, 13005 Marseille, France; Spine Unit, La Timone university hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Kartik Shenoy
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY
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Joint EANM/ESNR and ESCMID-endorsed consensus document for the diagnosis of spine infection (spondylodiscitis) in adults. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2019; 46:2464-2487. [PMID: 31399800 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04393-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Diagnosis of spondylodiscitis (SD) may be challenging due to the nonspecific clinical and laboratory findings and the need to perform various diagnostic tests including serologic, imaging, and microbiological examinations. Homogeneous management of SD diagnosis through international, multidisciplinary guidance would improve the sensitivity of diagnosis and lead to better patient outcome. METHODS An expert specialist team, comprising nuclear medicine physicians appointed by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), neuroradiologists appointed by the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR), and infectious diseases specialists appointed by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), reviewed the literature from January 2006 to December 2015 and proposed 20 consensus statements in answer to clinical questions regarding SD diagnosis. The statements were graded by level of evidence level according to the 2011 Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine criteria and included in this consensus document for the diagnosis of SD in adults. The consensus statements are the result of literature review according to PICO (P:population/patients, I:intervention/indicator, C:comparator/control, O:outcome) criteria. Evidence-based recommendations on the management of adult patients with SD, with particular attention to radiologic and nuclear medicine diagnosis, were proposed after a systematic review of the literature in the areas of nuclear medicine, radiology, infectious diseases, and microbiology. RESULTS A diagnostic flow chart was developed based on the 20 consensus statements, scored by level of evidence according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine criteria. CONCLUSIONS This consensus document was developed with a final diagnostic flow chart for SD diagnosis as an aid for professionals in many fields, especially nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, and orthopaedic and infectious diseases specialists.
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Sato K, Yamada K, Yokosuka K, Yoshida T, Goto M, Matsubara T, Iwahashi S, Shimazaki T, Nagata K, Shiba N. Pyogenic Spondylitis: Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment. Kurume Med J 2019; 65:83-89. [PMID: 31406038 DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.ms653001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Although pyogenic spondylitis is an infrequent infection, its incidence is increasing because of the growing number of elderly people and immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis is often difficult and appropriate imaging, blood cultures and/or biopsy are essential in making an early diagnosis. Most of the cases can be treated non-operatively. Surgical treatment is indicated in patients with spinal cord or cauda equine compression with progressive neurological deficits and/or patients who have failed conservative treatment. Early and accurate diagnosis of pyogenic spondylitis is important for timely and effective management, in order to reduce the occurrence of spinal deformity and dysfunction.
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- Kimiaki Sato
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
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Finger G, Cecchini AMDL, Sfreddo E, Cecchini FMDL, Lunardi LW, Nascimento TLD, Falavigna A. SPONDYLODISCITIS INVESTIGATION AND THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOL: NEUROSURGERY SERVICE RESULTS. COLUNA/COLUMNA 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/s1808-185120191802195906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Objective: Spondylodiscitis is still a frequent pathology among neurosurgical services, and its correct treatment involves infectious, neurological and orthopedic goals. The authors describe the protocol and report the diagnostic and therapeutic results after its implementation. Methods: A prospective prognostic study (Level I) including patients with primary spondylodiscitis treated in the Neurosurgical Service of Cristo Redentor Hospital from January 2014 to March 2018. Demographic, spine, infectious and treatment-related variables were analyzed. The numerical variables are presented as mean and standard deviation or median and interquartile range (according to their parametricity), and are compared by the student's t-Test or Mann-Whitney U Test, respectively. Results: Thirty seven patients were included. The sexes were evenly distributed, with predominantly Caucasians, and a mean age of 56.89 ±15.33. Hypertension and type 2 diabetes were the most frequent comorbidities. Vertebral lumbar level was the most involved segment. Pathogens were identified in 34 cases (91%), with Staphylococcus aureus being the most prevalent, followed by Koch Bacilli. Inflammatory markers are higher in pyogenic infections at hospital admission, but lower at hospital discharge when compared to tuberculous discitis (p<0.01). Mean hospital stay was higher in the pyogenic group. Conclusion: The protocol described has a high diagnostic level of the pathogen, with cure of infection and satisfactory neurologic outcome in all cases. Level of Evidence I, Diagnostic Studies - Investigating a Diagnostic Test.
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Graells XSI, Kulcheski AL, Bondan ET, Benato ML, Santoro PGD. THORACOLUMBAR SPONDYLODISCITIS AND THE SURGICAL APPROACH: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS. COLUNA/COLUMNA 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/s1808-185120191802195411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Objectives: Spondylodiscitis is a rare, late diagnosis disease. In view of the morbidity and mortality associated to the delayed diagnosis and increase of the cases in the last years, this study was carried out in order to evaluate the operated cases and improve the management of these patients.. Methods: Retrospective longitudinal study involving 1440 patients submitted to a surgical procedure in the thoracolumbar spine from January 2015 to March 2017, including 49 cases operated by spondylodiscitis. Results: Results: Severe complications requiring ICU admission (pulmonary or urinary tract sepsis and DVT) were observed in 7 (8.5%) individuals, whose mean hospital stay was 35 days (10-170 days) [p=0.006]. Conclusions: Conclusion: A correlation between the number of days hospitalized and the increase in the rate of complications was found. Early surgery by the anterior approach and posterior fixation after 2 weeks is the treatment of choice, with low morbidity and short period of hospitalization. Level of Evidence III; Retrospective Study.
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Bonura EM, Morales DJO, Fenga D, Rollo G, Meccariello L, Leonetti D, Traina F, Centofanti F, Rosa MA. Conservative Treatment of Spondylodiscitis: Possible Therapeutic Solution in Case of Failure of Standard Therapy. Med Arch 2019; 73:39-43. [PMID: 31097859 PMCID: PMC6445632 DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2019.73.39-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction: Spondylodiscitis (SD) is an uncommon disease but not rare, because it represents around 3–5% of all cases of osteomyelitis. Late diagnosis and/or inadequate treatment often cause irreversible damage to cause neurological deficit. Most require only conservative treatment, sometimes a surgical approach is required. Aim: The purpose of this study is to propose a conservative protocol to treat spondylodiscitis when the standard conservative treatment has failed. This alternative treatment has been for a long time at the Codivilla-Putti Institute. Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study of 192 consecutive patients who underwent paravertebral intramuscular injections of antibiotic associated with standard treatment at our Center from January 2010 to December 2015 with SD. Of this 192 patients we selected 98 who had already undergone standard antibiotic therapy at another hospital without resolution of the disease. All patients have performed our protocol that provides a total of 3 cycles, each of 3 weeks, repeated at approximately 5 weeks apart. For each patient we evaluated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), C-Reactive Protein (CRP), White Blood Cells (WBC) indexes, SF36 and VAS Score at the beginning and at the end of the treatment. Results: At a mean follow up of 22 months (range 60-12), clinical healing was achieved in 87 patients (88,9%) of cases with significant reduction in back pain and functional limitation. The VAS Score and the SF36 were better at the end of treatment compared to previous “GOLD STANDARD” treatments in the previous hospitalization in another hospital. In most cases there were slightly reduced in inflammatory indexes. Conclusion: There are no studies in the literature demonstrating the effective efficacy of local infiltrative treatment with antibiotics, associated with standard treatment protocol. We believe that our protocol in treating SD, favors an early functional recovery, and be able to offer more chance of success than the standard treatment.
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- Enrico Maria Bonura
- Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Center for Osteo-Articular Infections, Codivilla Putti Istitute, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Madhavan K, Chieng LO, Armstrong VL, Wang MY. Spondylodiscitis in end-stage renal disease: a systematic review. J Neurosurg Spine 2019; 30:674-682. [PMID: 30771765 DOI: 10.3171/2018.9.spine18824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Discitis and osteomyelitis are seen in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients due to repeated vascular access for hemodialysis and urinary tract infections leading to recurrent bacteremia. Discitis and osteomyelitis are underdiagnosed due to the nonspecific initial presentation of back pain. In this article, we review the literature for better understanding of the problem and the importance of early diagnosis by primary care physicians and nephrologists. In addition, we discuss the decision-making, follow-up, management, and neurological outcomes. METHODS A detailed PubMed search was performed using the following terms: "end stage renal disease (ESRD)" and "chronic renal failure (CRF)," combined with "spine infections," "spondylodiscitis," "discitis," and "osteomyelitis." Search results were limited to articles written in English, case reports, and case series from 1973 to 2012. Editorials, reviews, and commentaries were excluded. Only studies involving human patients were included. The authors also included 4 patients from their own patient population. RESULTS A total of 30 articles met the inclusion criteria. Including the 4 patients from the authors' patient population, 212 patients with spine infections and maintenance dialysis were identified. The patients' ages ranged from 38 to 78 years. The duration of dialysis ranged from a few days to 16 years. The time from onset of back pain to diagnosis ranged from 3 days to 6 months. The most common causative organism was Staphylococcus aureus, followed by Staphylococcus epidermidis and gram-negative bacteria. Most of the patients were treated with antibiotics alone (76.8%), although surgery was indicated when patients presented with neurological deficits (p < 0.011). Approximately one-quarter of the patients developed neurological deficits, with devastating consequences. Fever and neurological deficits at presentation, culture positive for methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and age > 65 years were highly correlated with mortality in our analysis. CONCLUSIONS Several risk factors lead to failure of antibiotics and progression of disease in patients with ESRD. Challenges to diagnosis include vague presenting symptoms, co-existing destructive spondyloarthropathy, poor immune response, chronic elevations of inflammatory markers, and recurrent bacteremia. Infectious processes are more likely to cause permanent neurological deficits than transient deficits. The authors recommend close observation and serial imaging of these patients for early signs of neurological deficits. Any signs of disease progression will require aggressive surgical debridement.
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- Karthik Madhavan
- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; and
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Health System, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; and
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; and
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Gregori F, Grasso G, Iaiani G, Marotta N, Torregrossa F, Landi A. Treatment algorithm for spontaneous spinal infections: A review of the literature. JOURNAL OF CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION AND SPINE 2019; 10:3-9. [PMID: 31000972 PMCID: PMC6469318 DOI: 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_115_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Primary spinal infections are rare pathologies with an estimated incidence of 5% of all osteomyelitis. The diagnosis can be challenging and this might result in a late identification. The etiological diagnosis is the primary concern to determine the most appropriate treatment. The aim of this review article was to identify the importance of a methodological attitude toward accurate and prompt diagnosis using an algorithm to aid on spinal infection management. Methods: A search was done on spinal infection in some databases including PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, Google Scholar, Ebsco, Embasco, and Scopus. Results: Literature reveals that on the basis of a clinical suspicion, the diagnosis can be formulated with a rational use of physical, radiological, and microbiological examinations. Microbiological culture samples can be obtained by a percutaneous computed tomography-guided procedure or by an open surgical biopsy. When possible, the samples should be harvested before antibiotic treatment is started. Indications for surgical treatment include neurological deficits or sepsis, spine instability and/or deformity, presence of epidural abscess and failure of conservative treatment. Conclusion: A multidisciplinary approach involving both a spinal surgeon and an infectious disease specialist is necessary to better define the treatment strategy. Based on literature findings, a treatment algorithm for the diagnosis and management of primary spinal infections is proposed.
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- Fabrizio Gregori
- Department of Human Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Aou Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Taylor DG, Buchholz AL, Sure DR, Buell TJ, Nguyen JH, Chen CJ, Diamond JM, Washburn PA, Harrop J, Shaffrey CI, Smith JS. Presentation and Outcomes After Medical and Surgical Treatment Versus Medical Treatment Alone of Spontaneous Infectious Spondylodiscitis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J 2018; 8:49S-58S. [PMID: 30574438 PMCID: PMC6295820 DOI: 10.1177/2192568218799058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Systematic literature review. OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to (1) describe the clinical features, disabilities, and incidence of neurologic deficits of pyogenic spondylodiscitis prior to treatment and (2) compare the functional outcomes between patients who underwent medical treatment alone or in combination with surgery for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. METHODS A systematic literature review was performed using PubMed according to PRISMA guidelines. No year restriction was put in place. Statistical analysis of pooled data, when documented in the original report (ie, number of patients with desired variable and number of patients evaluated), was conducted to determine the most common presenting symptoms, incidence of pre- and postoperative neurologic deficits, associated comorbidities, infectious pathogens, approach for surgery when performed, and duration of hospitalization. Outcomes data, including return to work status, resolution of back pain, and functional recovery were also pooled among all studies and surgery-specific studies alone. Meta-analysis of studies with subgroup analysis of pain-free outcome in surgical and medical patients was performed. RESULTS Fifty of 1286 studies were included, comprising 4173 patients undergoing either medical treatment alone or in combination with surgery. Back pain was the most common presenting symptom, reported in 91% of patients. Neurologic deficit was noted in 31% of patients. Staphylococcus aureus was the most commonly reported pathogen, seen in 35% of reported cases. Decompression and fusion was the most commonly reported surgical procedure, performed in 80% of the surgically treated patients. Combined anterior-posterior procedures and staged surgeries were performed in 33% and 26% of surgeries, respectively. The meta-analysis comparing visual analog scale score at follow-up was superior among patients receiving surgery over medical treatment alone (mean difference -0.61, CI -0.90 to -0.25), while meta-analysis comparing freedom from pain in patients receiving medical treatment alone versus combined medical and surgical treatment demonstrated superior pain-free outcomes among surgical series (odds ratio 5.35, CI 2.27-12.60, P < .001), but was subject to heterogeneity among studies (I 2 = 56%, P = .13). Among all patients, freedom from pain was achieved in 79% of patients, and an excellent outcome was achieved in 73% of patients. CONCLUSION Medical management remains first-line treatment of infectious pyogenic spondylodiscitis. Surgery may be indicated for progressive pain, persistent infection on imaging, deformity or neurologic deficits. If surgery is required, reported literature shows potential for significant pain reduction, improved neurologic function and a high number of patients returning to a normal functional/work status.
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- Davis G. Taylor
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA,Davis G. Taylor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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- St. Mary’s Hospital, Essential Health Duluth Clinic, Duluth, MN, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Talbott JF, Shah VN, Uzelac A, Narvid J, Dumont RA, Chin CT, Wilson DM. Imaging-Based Approach to Extradural Infections of the Spine. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2018; 39:570-586. [PMID: 30527522 DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jason F Talbott
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco; Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco; Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco; Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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Li YD, Wong CB, Tsai TT, Lai PL, Niu CC, Chen LH, Fu TS. Appropriate duration of post-surgical intravenous antibiotic therapy for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. BMC Infect Dis 2018; 18:468. [PMID: 30223785 PMCID: PMC6142394 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3377-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Most guidelines recommend 6 to 12 weeks of parenteral antibiotic treatment for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. When surgical debridement is adequately performed, further intravenous antibiotic treatment duration can be reduced than that of conservative treatment alone theoretically. However, the appropriate duration of post-surgical parenteral antibiotic treatment is still unknown. This study aimed to identify the risk factors of recurrence and evaluate the appropriate duration after surgical intervention. Methods This 3-year retrospective review included 102 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with pyogenic spondylodiscitis and underwent surgical intervention. Recurrence was defined as recurrent signs and symptoms and the need for another unplanned parenteral antibiotic treatment or operation within one year. This study included two major portions. First, independent risk factors for recurrence were identified by multivariable analysis, using the database of demographic information, pre-operative clinical signs and symptoms, underlying illness, radiographic findings, laboratory tests, intraoperative culture results, and treatment. Patients with any one of the risk factors were considered high-risk; those with no risk factors were considered low-risk. Recurrence rates after short-term (≤3 weeks) and long-term (> 3 weeks) parenteral antibiotic treatment were compared between the groups. Results Positive blood culture and paraspinal abscesses were identified as independent risk factors of recurrence. Accordingly, 59 (57.8%) patients were classified as low-risk and 43 (42.2%) as high-risk. Among the high-risk patients, a significantly higher recurrence rate occurred with short-term than with long-term antibiotic therapy (56.2% vs. 22.2%, p = 0.027). For the low-risk patients, there was no significant difference between short-term and long-term antibiotic therapy (16.0% vs. 20.6%, p = 0.461). Conclusions The appropriate duration of parenteral antibiotic treatment in patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis after surgical intervention could be guided by the risk factors. The duration of postoperative intravenous antibiotic therapy could be reduced to 3 weeks for patients without positive blood culture or abscess formation.
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- Yun-Da Li
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Keelung, Chang Gung University, 7F, No.222, Maijin Road, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Keelung, Chang Gung University, 7F, No.222, Maijin Road, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan.
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Lestin-Bernstein F, Tietke M, Briedigkeit L, Heese O. Diagnostics and antibiotic therapy for spondylodiscitis. J Med Microbiol 2018; 67:757-768. [PMID: 29687768 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose. Spondylodiscitis as a rare disease has increased in recent years; there are only a few recommendations regarding the diagnostics and treatment. The objective of this retrospective study was to characterise these patients and identify factors for a favourable healing process - with an emphasis on antibiotic therapy.Methodology. Findings/treatment regimens for all patients with spondylodiscitis treated at a tertiary care hospital in 2012/2013 were recorded. The patients were classified into two groups, depending on the healing process.Results. Fifty-seven patients met the clinical/radiological criteria for spondylodiscitis. The main symptom was massive back pain, combined with a moderate CRP elevation (median 96 mg l-1), and occasionally fever (39 %). CT-guided aspiration - in addition to blood cultures - improved the detection rate for the causative pathogen from 49 to 82 %. Thirty patients had a favourable clinical course; 25 had an unfavourable clinical course (prolonged clinical course, recurrence, death). Pathogen-specific antibiotic therapy had a decisive effect on the clinical course: initial high-dose intravenous therapy for at least 14 days was associated significantly more often with a favourable clinical course (90 vs 30 % after 24 months, P<0.001). Fourteen days after the start of treatment, marked pain reduction and a CRP reduction of at least 50 % were good prognostic parameters and markers of effective antibiotic therapy.Conclusion. Pathogen detection and establishment of an optimal antibiotic regimen are cornerstones of successful conservative therapy for spondylodiscitis. Targeted initial intravenous therapy for at least 14 days with a bactericidal antibiotic leads to a better clinical course.
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- Franka Lestin-Bernstein
- Department for Clinical Hygiene and Infectiology, HELIOS Clinics of Schwerin, Wismarsche Str. 393-397 19049, Schwerin, Germany
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- Institute for Radiology and Neuroradiology, HELIOS Clinics of Schwerin, Schwerin, Germany
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- Institute for Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, HELIOS Clinics of Schwerin, Schwerin, Germany
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- Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery, HELIOS Clinics of Schwerin, Schwerin, Germany
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Herren C, Jung N, Pishnamaz M, Breuninger M, Siewe J, Sobottke R. Spondylodiscitis: Diagnosis and Treatment Options. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2017; 114:875-882. [PMID: 29321098 PMCID: PMC5769318 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND A recent population-based study from Denmark showed that the incidence of spondylodiscitis rose from 2.2 to 5.8 per 100 000 persons per year over the period 1995-2008; the age-standardized incidence in Germany has been estimated at 30 per 250 000 per year on the basis of data from the Federal Statistical Office (2015). The early diagnosis and treatment of this condition are essential to give the patient the best chance of a good outcome, but these are often delayed because it tends to present with nonspecific manifestations, and fever is often absent. METHODS This article is based on a systematic search of Medline and the Cochrane Library for the period January 2009 to March 2017. Of the 788 articles identified, 30 publications were considered. RESULTS The goals of treatment for spondylodiscitis are to eliminate infection, restore functionality of the spine, and relieve pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains the gold standard for the radiological demonstration of this condition, with 92% sensitivity and 96% specificity. It also enables visualization of the spatial extent of the infection and of abscess formation (if present). The most common bacterial cause of spondylodiscitis in Europe is Staphylococcus aureus, but tuberculous spondylodiscitis is the most common type worldwide. Antibiotic therapy is a pillar of treatment for spondylodiscitis and should be a part of the treatment in all cases. Neurologic deficits, sepsis, an intraspinal empyema, the failure of conservative treatment, and spinal instability are all indications for surgical treatment. CONCLUSION The quality of life of patients who have been appropriately treated for spondylodiscitis has been found to be highly satisfactory in general, although back pain often persists. The risk of recurrence increases in the presence of accompanying illnesses such as diabetes mellitus, renal failure, or undrained epidural abscesses.
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- Christian Herren
- Department for Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen
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- Department I for Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne
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- Department for Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen
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- Center of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Cologne
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- Center of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Cologne
- Center for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Rhein-Maas Klinikum GmbH, Würselen
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Mavrogenis AF, Megaloikonomos PD, Igoumenou VG, Panagopoulos GN, Giannitsioti E, Papadopoulos A, Papagelopoulos PJ. Spondylodiscitis revisited. EFORT Open Rev 2017; 2:447-461. [PMID: 29218230 PMCID: PMC5706057 DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.160062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Spondylodiscitis may involve the vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs, paravertebral structures and spinal canal, with potentially high morbidity and mortality rates. A rise in the susceptible population and improved diagnosis have increased the reported incidence of the disease in recent years. Blood cultures, appropriate imaging and biopsy are essential for diagnosis and treatment. Most patients are successfully treated by conservative means; however, some patients may require surgical treatment. Surgical indications include doubtful diagnosis, progressive neurological deficits, progressive spinal deformity, failure to respond to treatment, and unresolved pain.
Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2017;2:447–461. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.160062
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- Andreas F Mavrogenis
- Attikon General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Attikon General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Attikon General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Attikon General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Attikon General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Attikon General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Attikon General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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Petkova AS, Zhelyazkov CB, Kitov BD. Spontaneous Spondylodiscitis - Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment. Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2017; 59:254-260. [DOI: 10.1515/folmed-2017-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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AbstractSpontaneous spondylodiscitis is a rare but serious infectious disease which is a combination of an inflammatory process, involving one or more adjacent vertebral bodies (spondylitis), the intervertebral discs (discitis) and finally - the neighboring neural structures. In most cases the condition is due to a hematogenous infection and can affect all regions of the spinal cord, but it is usually localized in the lumbar area. The most common clinical symptom is a pronounced, constant and increasing nocturnal paravertebral pain, while consequently different degrees of residual neurological symptoms from nerve roots and/or spinal cord may appear. The disease course is chronic and the lack of specific symptoms often prolongs the time between its debut and the diagnosis. This delay in diagnosis determines its potentially high morbidity and mortality. Treatment is conservative in cases with no residual neurological symptoms and consists of antibiotic therapy and immobilization. Surgical treatment is necessary in patients with neurological deficit, spinal instability or drug resistance.
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Czigléczki G, Benkő Z, Misik F, Banczerowski P. Incidence, Morbidity, and Surgical Outcomes of Complex Spinal Inflammatory Syndromes in Adults. World Neurosurg 2017; 107:63-68. [PMID: 28757405 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Spondylodiscitis is a rare inflammatory syndrome affecting intervertebral discs and adjacent vertebral bodies. Without appropriate therapy, serious complications, such as secondary spinal epidural abscess (SEA), may prolong recovery time. In this study, we compared the main characteristics of our cohort of patients with spondylodiscitis with those of patients reported in the international literature and analyzed the impact of complications associated with spondylodiscitis on clinical outcomes. METHODS We designed a retrospective study based on the database of the National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Hungary, between 2008 and 2015. We collected 78 patients suffering from primary spondylodiscitis or primary spinal epidural abscess. Based on the main clinical characteristics of our population (demographic features, initial symptoms, concurrent diseases, laboratory findings, microbiological diagnosis, therapy and clinical outcome) we constructed a database. Odds ratio (OR) counting was used to define the correlation between etiology and stage of recovery. RESULTS We found a mild increase in the incidence of spondylodiscitis compared with international standards, and main demographic and clinical characteristics in concordance with international trends. Primary, noncomplicated spondylodiscitis had the best outcome results (OR, 1.25), and complicated spondylodiscitis had the worst, as well as the lowest OR for total recovery (0.6). CONCLUSIONS The clinical characteristics of our study cohort did not differ from the international trends. Primary, noncomplicated spondylodiscitis has the highest odds for absolute recovery. Secondary spinal epidural abscess exacerbates ongoing spondylodiscitis, and thus should be considered a poor prognostic factor for spondylodiscitis. Early diagnosis and treatment may prevent serious complications and provide better outcomes.
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- Gábor Czigléczki
- National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Neurosurgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Neurosurgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Kwon JW, Hyun SJ, Han SH, Kim KJ, Jahng TA. Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment. KOREAN JOURNAL OF SPINE 2017; 14:27-34. [PMID: 28704905 PMCID: PMC5518432 DOI: 10.14245/kjs.2017.14.2.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO) may result in neurological deficits and sequelae, so early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are critical. Many previous studies on PVO exist, but our paper has aimed to comprehensively summarize the clinical aspects of PVO. Through review of the vast literature on the clinical research of PVO an overview of the clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods, treatment and prognosis is provided.
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- Ji-Woong Kwon
- Neuro-Oncology Clinic, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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Khalifé M, Lebeaux D, Mainardi JL, Guigui P, Bouyer B. Neurological deficit secondary to a pre-sacral abscess with epidural extension up to L3: A case report and literature review. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2017; 103:133-135. [PMID: 27979742 DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Revised: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Isolated epidural abscesses are uncommon lesions. Surgical treatment may be difficult due to the extension of these lesions. We present a case of a pelvic abscess spreading along the path of the sciatic nerve to the gluteus muscles and the lumbar canal, causing neurological compression; requiring surgical treatment with three simultaneous approaches.
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- M Khalifé
- Orthopedics Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France; Paris-Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Clinical Microbiology Unit, Microbiology Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France; Paris-Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France
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- Clinical Microbiology Unit, Microbiology Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France; Paris-Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France
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- Orthopedics Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France; Paris-Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France
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- Orthopedics Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France; Paris-Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France
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Gasperini B, Lamanna P, Diotallevi S, Cherubini A, Montanari R. A complicated case of sepsis. Eur Geriatr Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2016.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Clinical features of septic discitis in the UK: a retrospective case ascertainment study and review of management recommendations. Rheumatol Int 2016; 36:1319-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-016-3532-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mesh cage for treatment of hematogenous spondylitis and spondylodiskitis. How safe and successful is its use in acute and chronic complicated cases? A systematic review of literature over a decade. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY 2016; 26:753-61. [PMID: 27324195 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-016-1803-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical treatment of hematogenous pyogenic spondylitis and spondylodiskitis includes anterior debridement, stabilization, and fusion. Titanium mesh cage (TMC) has been advocated to immediately correct deformity and eradicate infection with low recurrence rates. There are no comprehensive reviews on TMC. PURPOSE To evaluate recorded information regarding surgical outcome with the use of TMC for treating patients with pyogenic spinal infection. STUDY DESIGN Comprehensive review. METHODS The terms "titanium cage", "spine", "infection" were searched. A total of 486 peer-reviewed papers published from 2002 to 2012 were obtained from PubMed search. Fifteen Level IV articles with 363 patients were enrolled for consideration. Finally, 192 (53 %) patients who received TMC were eligible and included in this review. Age, comorbidities, indications for surgery, abscess formation, time lapsed between symptoms initiation and surgery, microbiology, radiological spine restoration, neurological outcome, and complications following surgery are evaluated. RESULTS The average age at the index surgery was 57 years, range 15-85 years. The reported time lapsed from symptoms presentation to diagnosis varied significantly from 1 week to 2 years. On admission, there reported paravertebral and/or epidural abscess in 48 % and neurological impairment in 51 % of the patients. One hundred and seventy-seven comorbidities were recorded in 192 patients. Bone biopsy and culture revealed gram (+) bacteria in 71 %, gram (-) in 24 %, and multiple bacteria in 1 %, while it was negative in 3.1 % of the patients. TMC was most commonly (49 %) implanted in the lumbar spine. The follow-up observation following surgery averaged 26 months, range 10-116 months. Most of the studies reported decrease in segmental kyphosis and neurological improvement in incomplete lesions postoperatively. TMC was primarily revised for early dislodgment or cage misplacement in 3.2 % of the patients. Infection recurrence was recorded in two patients (1.3 %), but revision surgery needed in one (0.65 %) patient. Mortality was reported in 5.8 % of the patients. CONCLUSIONS TMC offers an advantageous and safe technique for spinal debridement and fusion for hematogenous spinal infection. TMC safeguarded medium-term spinal stability with low infection recurrence rates, which were independent form causative pathogen, age, and comorbidities.
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Mantovani A, Trombetta M, Imbriaco C, Rigolon R, Mingolla L, Zamboni F, Dal Molin F, Cioccoloni D, Sanga V, Bruti M, Brocco E, Conti M, Ravenna G, Perrone F, Stoico V, Bonora E. Diabetic foot complicated by vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2016; 2016:150132. [PMID: 27252859 PMCID: PMC4872002 DOI: 10.1530/edm-15-0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Vertebral osteomyelitis (or spondylodiscitis) is steadily increasing in Western countries and often results from hematogenous seeding, direct inoculation during spinal surgery, or contiguous spread from an infection in the adjacent soft tissue. We present the case of a 67-year-old white patient with type 2 diabetes who went to Hospital for high fever, back pain, and worsening of known infected ulcers in the left foot. Despite intravenous antibiotic treatment and surgical debridement of the foot infection, high fever and lower back pain continued. Bone biopsy and two consecutive blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. A spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed, revealing serious osteomyelitis in L4 and L5 complicated by an epidural abscess. Contiguous or other distant focuses of infection were not identified. In this case, diabetic foot could be considered as a primary distant focus for vertebral osteomyelitis. Clinicians should consider vertebral osteomyelitis as a 'possible' diagnosis in patients with type 2 diabetes complicated by foot infection that is associated with fever and lower back pain. LEARNING POINTS Vertebral osteomyelitis is increasing in Western countries, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes.The primary focus of infection is the genitourinary tract followed by skin, soft tissue, endocarditis, bursitis, septic arthritis, and intravascular access.Diabetic foot could be a rare primary focus of infection for vertebral osteomyelitis, and, however, vertebral osteomyelitis could be a serious, albeit rare, complication of diabetic foot.Clinicians should keep in mind the many potential complications of diabetic foot ulcerations and consider vertebral osteomyelitis as a "possible" diagnosis in patients with type 2 diabetes and foot ulcers associated with nonspecific symptoms such as lower back pain.Early diagnosis and correct management of vertebral osteomyelitis are crucial to improve clinical outcomes.
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- Alessandro Mantovani
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Regional Referral Center for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot , Policlinico Abano Terme, Padova , Italy
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrataof Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona , Verona , Italy
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Terreaux W, Geoffroy M, Ohl X, Job L, Cart P, Eschard JP, Salmon JH. Diagnostic contribution of a second percutaneous needle biopsy in patients with spontaneous diskitis and negative blood cultures and first biopsy. Joint Bone Spine 2016; 83:715-719. [PMID: 27010838 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The primary objective was to assess the diagnostic contribution of a second percutaneous needle biopsy in patients with spontaneous diskitis and negative findings from blood cultures and the first biopsy. We also assessed the sensitivity of the first biopsy and the diagnostic contribution of post-biopsy blood cultures. METHODS Multicenter retrospective study of patients managed between 2004 and 2014. We excluded patients with postoperative diskitis. RESULTS We identified 63 patients with spontaneous diskitis, negative blood cultures, and at least one percutaneous needle biopsy during the study period. The first biopsy established the diagnosis in 33 (52%) patients. Of the 30 remaining patients, 10 (33%) had a second biopsy, which was positive in 6 (60%), and 20 (67%) received probabilistic antibiotic therapy. There were 8 positive blood cultures after the first biopsy but, among them, 7 occurred in biopsy-positive patients. Biopsy yield varied with the guidance method (needle guidance software or imaging by computed tomography and/or fluoroscopy) and operators. Antibiotic therapy within the 6months preceding the first biopsy was significantly associated with having a negative first biopsy (15/30 versus 7/33; odds ratio, 3.13; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-9.13; P<0.05). CONCLUSION In our study, a second needle biopsy was useful, providing the bacteriological diagnosis in 60% of cases of spontaneous diskitis with negative findings from blood cultures and the first biopsy.
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- William Terreaux
- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Maison-Blanche, CHU de Reims, 45, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims, France.
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- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Maison-Blanche, CHU de Reims, 45, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims, France
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- Service de chirurgie orthopédique, hôpital Maison-Blanche, CHU de Reims, 51092 Reims, France
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- Service de radiologie, hôpital Robert-Debré, CHU de Reims, 51092 Reims, France
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- Service de radiologie, centre hospitalier Charleville-Mézières, 51008 Charleville-Mézières, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Maison-Blanche, CHU de Reims, 45, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Maison-Blanche, CHU de Reims, 45, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims, France; EA 3797, Champagne Ardenne, faculté de médecine, université de Reims, 51095 Reims, France
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Hanberg P, Bue M, Birke Sørensen H, Søballe K, Tøttrup M. Pharmacokinetics of single-dose cefuroxime in porcine intervertebral disc and vertebral cancellous bone determined by microdialysis. Spine J 2016; 16:432-8. [PMID: 26620946 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Revised: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is associated with prolonged antimicrobial therapy and high relapse rates. Nevertheless, tissue pharmacokinetic studies of relevant antimicrobials in both prophylactic and therapeutic situations are still sparse. Previous approaches based on bone biopsy and discectomy exhibit important methodological limitations. PURPOSE The objective of this study was to assess the C3-C4 intervertebral disc (IVD), C3 vertebral body cancellous bone, and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCT) pharmacokinetics of cefuroxime by use of microdialysis in a large animal model. STUDY DESIGN This was a single-dose, dense sampling large animal study of cefuroxime spine penetration. METHODS Ten female pigs were assigned to receive 1,500 mg of cefuroxime intravenously over 15 minutes. Measurements of cefuroxime were obtained from plasma, SCT, vertebral cancellous bone, and IVD for 8 hours thereafter. Microdialysis was applied for sampling in solid tissues. RESULTS For both IVD and vertebral cancellous bone, the area under the concentration curve from zero to the last measured value (AUC(0-last)) was significantly lower than that of free plasma. As estimated by the ratio of tissue AUC(0-last) to plasma AUC(0-last), tissue penetration (95% confidence interval) of cefuroxime was significantly incomplete for the IVD 0.78 (0.57; 0.99), whereas for vertebral cancellous bone 0.78 (0.51; 1.04) and SCT 0.94 (0.73; 1.15) it was not. The penetration of cefuroxime from plasma to the IVD was delayed, and the maximal concentration and the elimination of cefuroxime were also reduced compared with both SCT and vertebral cancellous bone. Because of this delay in elimination of cefuroxime, the time with concentrations above the minimal inhibitory concentration (T(>MIC)) was significantly longer in the IVD compared with the remaining compartments up to MICs of 6 µg/mL. CONCLUSIONS Microdialysis was successfully applied for serial assessment of the concentration of cefuroxime in the IVD and the vertebral cancellous bone. Penetration of cefuroxime from plasma to IVD was found to be incomplete and delayed, but because of a prolonged elimination, superior T(>MIC) was found in the IVD up to MICs of 6 µg/mL.
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- Pelle Hanberg
- Orthopaedic Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage-Hansens Gade 2, Bygning 9A, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Orthopaedic Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage-Hansens Gade 2, Bygning 9A, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Horsens Regional Hospital, Sundvej 30, 8700 Horsens, Denmark
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- Orthopaedic Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage-Hansens Gade 2, Bygning 9A, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Orthopaedic Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage-Hansens Gade 2, Bygning 9A, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage-Hansens Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Orthopaedic Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage-Hansens Gade 2, Bygning 9A, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 1, 8930 Randers NØ, Denmark
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Agarwal V, Wo S, Lagemann G, Tsay J, Delfyett W. Image-guided percutaneous disc sampling: impact of antecedent antibiotics on yield. Clin Radiol 2016; 71:228-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Li HK, Scarborough M, Zambellas R, Cooper C, Rombach I, Walker AS, Lipsky BA, Briggs A, Seaton A, Atkins B, Woodhouse A, Berendt A, Byren I, Angus B, Pandit H, Stubbs D, McNally M, Thwaites G, Bejon P. Oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment for bone and joint infections (OVIVA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2015; 16:583. [PMID: 26690812 PMCID: PMC4687165 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-1098-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Bone and joint infection in adults arises most commonly as a complication of joint replacement surgery, fracture fixation and diabetic foot infection. The associated morbidity can be devastating to patients and costs the National Health Service an estimated £20,000 to £40,000 per patient. Current standard of care in most UK centres includes a prolonged course (4–6 weeks) of intravenous antibiotics supported, if available, by an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy service. Intravenous therapy carries with it substantial risks and inconvenience to patients, and the antibiotic-related costs are approximately ten times that of oral therapy. Despite this, there is no evidence to suggest that oral therapy results in inferior outcomes. We hypothesise that, by selecting oral agents with high bioavailability, good tissue penetration and activity against the known or likely pathogens, key outcomes in patients managed primarily with oral therapy are non-inferior to those in patients treated by intravenous therapy. Methods The OVIVA trial is a parallel group, randomised (1:1), un-blinded, non-inferiority trial conducted in thirty hospitals across the UK. Eligible participants are adults (>18 years) with a clinical syndrome consistent with a bone, joint or metalware-associated infection who have received ≤7 days of intravenous antibiotic therapy from the date of definitive surgery (or the start of planned curative therapy in patients treated without surgical intervention). Participants are randomised to receive either oral or intravenous antibiotics, selected by a specialist infection physician, for the first 6 weeks of therapy. The primary outcome measure is definite treatment failure within one year of randomisation, as assessed by a blinded endpoint committee, according to pre-defined microbiological, histological and clinical criteria. Enrolling 1,050 subjects will provide 90 % power to demonstrate non-inferiority, defined as less than 7.5 % absolute increase in treatment failure rate in patients randomised to oral therapy as compared to intravenous therapy (one-sided alpha of 0.05). Discussion If our results demonstrate non-inferiority of orally administered antibiotic therapy, this trial is likely to facilitate a dramatically improved patient experience and alleviate a substantial financial burden on healthcare services. Trial registration ISRCTN91566927 - 14/02/2013 Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-1098-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ho Kwong Li
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit, University College London, London, UK.
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- Gartnavel General Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
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- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Wellcome Trust, Kilifi, Kenya.
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Outcome of conservative and surgical treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis: a systematic literature review. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2015; 25:983-99. [PMID: 26585975 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-015-4318-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Spondylodiscitis is a spinal infection affecting primarily the intervertebral disk and the adjacent vertebral bodies. Currently many aspects of the treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis are still a matter of debate. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to review the currently available literature systematically to determine the outcome of patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis for conservative and surgical treatment strategies. METHODS A systematic electronic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Collaboration, and Web of Science regarding the treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis was performed. Included articles were assessed on risk of bias according the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, and the quality of evidence and strength of recommendation was evaluated according the GRADE approach. RESULTS 25 studies were included. Five studies had a high or moderate quality of evidence. One RCT suggest that 6 weeks of antibiotic treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis results in a similar outcome when compared to longer treatment duration. However, microorganism-specific studies suggest that at least 8 weeks of treatment is required for S. aureus and 8 weeks of Daptomycin for MRSA. The articles that described the outcome of surgical treatment strategies show that a large variety of surgical techniques can successfully treat spondylodiscitis. No additional long-term beneficial effect of surgical treatment could be shown in the studies comparing surgical versus antibiotic only treatment. CONCLUSION There is a strong level of recommendation for 6 weeks of antibiotic treatment in pyogenic spondylodiscitis although this has only been shown by one recent RCT. If surgical treatment is indicated, it has been suggested by two prospective studies with strong level of recommendation that an isolated anterior approach could result in a better clinical outcome.
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Yoon YK, Jo YM, Kwon HH, Yoon HJ, Lee EJ, Park SY, Park SY, Choo EJ, Ryu SY, Lee MS, Yang KS, Kim SW. Differential diagnosis between tuberculous spondylodiscitis and pyogenic spontaneous spondylodiscitis: a multicenter descriptive and comparative study. Spine J 2015; 15:1764-71. [PMID: 25862505 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT Although tuberculous and pyogenic spondylodiscitis are common causes of spinal infections, their protean manifestation complicates differential diagnosis. PURPOSE The clinical, laboratory, and radiologic characteristics of tuberculous and pyogenic spontaneous spondylodiscitis were compared in this study. STUDY DESIGN This multicenter retrospective study was conducted in 11 teaching hospitals in the Republic of Korea from January 2011 to December 2013. PATIENT SAMPLE Study subjects included adult patients (≥18 years) diagnosed with tuberculous (n=60) or pyogenic (n=117) spontaneous spondylodiscitis. OUTCOME MEASURES Risk factors for tuberculous spondylodiscitis were determined, and their predictive performance was evaluated. METHODS Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine predictors independently associated with tuberculous spondylodiscitis. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis using the presence or absence of risk factors was used to generate a risk index to identify patients with increased probability of tuberculous spondylodiscitis. RESULTS Of 177 patients, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that patients with tuberculous spondylodiscitis (n=60) were more frequently women, with increased nonlumbar spinal involvement and associated non-spinal lesions, delayed diagnosis, higher serum albumin levels, reduced white blood cell counts, and lower C-reactive protein and procalcitonin levels. Among 117 patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis, the most frequent causative microorganism was Staphylococcus aureus (64.1%). The mean diagnostic delay was significantly shorter, which may reflect higher clinical expression leading to earlier diagnosis. A combination of clinical data and biomarkers had better predictive value for differential diagnosis compared with biomarkers alone, with an area under the curve of 0.93, and sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of 95.0%, 79.5%, 70.4%, and 96.9%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study provides guidance for clinicians to predict the causative organisms of spondylodiscitis in uncertain situations and before culture or pathologic examinations. Clinical data and single biomarkers combined can be useful for differential diagnoses between tuberculous and pyogenic spondylodiscitis.
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- Young K Yoon
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, 3 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-705, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, 685 Gasuwon-dong seo-gu, Metropolitan city Daejon 302-718 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, 33 Duryungwon-ro Nam-gu, Daegu 705-718 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University Daejeon Hospital, 68 Hanglbisuk-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-872 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, 59 Daesangwan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-887 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, 55, Beodeunaru-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-037 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, 27 Dongguk-ro Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 410-773 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 170 jonaru-ro Wonmi-gu Bucheon city, Gyenggi-do 420-767 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, 56 Dalseong-Ro, Jung-Gu, Daegu 700-712 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, 23 Kyungheedae-ro Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 130-872, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, Korea University College of Medicine, 73 Inchon-ro, Seoul, Seoul 136-705, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 130 Dongdoek-ro Jung-gu, Daegu 700-721, Republic of Korea.
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Berbari EF, Kanj SS, Kowalski TJ, Darouiche RO, Widmer AF, Schmitt SK, Hendershot EF, Holtom PD, Huddleston PM, Petermann GW, Osmon DR. 2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adultsa. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 61:e26-46. [DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 489] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiologists, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with native vertebral osteomyelitis (NVO). They include evidence and opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with NVO treated with antimicrobial therapy, with or without surgical intervention.
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- Elie F. Berbari
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin
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- Section of Infectious Diseases and Center for Prostheses Infection, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Mavrogenis AF, Igoumenou V, Tsiavos K, Megaloikonomos P, Panagopoulos GN, Vottis C, Giannitsioti E, Papadopoulos A, Soultanis KC. When and how to operate on spondylodiscitis: a report of 13 patients. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY 2015; 26:31-40. [PMID: 26190644 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-015-1674-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Conflicting reports exist regarding the surgical indications, timing, approach, staged or not operation, and spinal instrumentation for patients with spondylodiscitis. Therefore, we performed this study to evaluate the outcome of a series of patients with spondylodiscitis aiming to answer when and how to operate on these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively studied the files of 153 patients with spondylodiscitis treated at our institution from 2002 to 2012. The approach included MR imaging of the infected spine, isolation of the pathogen with blood cultures and/or biopsy, and further conservative or surgical treatment. The mean follow-up was 6 years (range 1-13 years). We evaluated the indications, timing (when), and methods (how) for surgical treatment, and the clinical outcome of these patients. RESULTS Orthopedic surgical treatment was necessary for 13 of the 153 patients (8.5 %). These were patients with low access to healthcare systems because of low socioeconomic status, third-country migrants, prisoners or intravenous drug use, patients in whom a bacterial isolate documentation was necessary, and patients with previous spinal operations. The most common pathogen was Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The surgical indications included deterioration of the neurological status (11 patients), need for bacterial isolate (10 patients), septicemia due to no response to antibiotics (five patients), and/or spinal instability (three patients). An anterior vertebral approach was more commonly used. Nine of the 13 patients had spinal instrumentation in the same setting. Improvement or recovery of the neurological status was observed postoperatively in all patients with preoperative neurological deficits. Postoperatively, two patients deceased from pulmonary infection and septicemia, and heart infarction. At the last follow-up, patients who were alive were asymptomatic; ten patients were neurologically intact, and one patient experienced paraparesis. Imaging showed spinal fusion, without evidence of recurrent spondylodiscitis. Complications related to the spinal instrumentation were not observed in the respective patients. CONCLUSIONS Conservative treatment is the standard for spondylodiscitis. Physicians should be alert for Mycobacterium tuberculosis spondylitis because of the low access to healthcare systems of patients with low social and economic status. Surgical indications include obtaining tissue sample for diagnosis, occurrence or progression of neurological symptoms, failure of conservative treatment, large anterior abscesses, and very extensive disease. Thorough debridement of infected tissue and spinal stability is paramount. The anterior approach provides direct access and improved exposure to the most commonly affected part of the spine. Spinal instrumentation is generally recommended for optimum spinal stability and fusion, without any implant-related complications.
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- Andreas F Mavrogenis
- First Department of Orthopaedics, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 41 Ventouri Street, 15562, Holargos, Athens, Greece.
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 41 Ventouri Street, 15562, Holargos, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 41 Ventouri Street, 15562, Holargos, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 41 Ventouri Street, 15562, Holargos, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 41 Ventouri Street, 15562, Holargos, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 41 Ventouri Street, 15562, Holargos, Athens, Greece
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- Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 41 Ventouri Street, 15562, Holargos, Athens, Greece
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Changing trends in the epidemiology of vertebral osteomyelitis in Marseille, France. New Microbes New Infect 2015; 7:1-7. [PMID: 26110060 PMCID: PMC4475833 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 02/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The incidence and significant morbidity of vertebral osteomyelitis are increasing despite the progress of diagnosis competences. Among the 50 cases of vertebral osteomyelitis managed in our centers over the past 5 years, 84% of the cases were in men. The mean age was 55 years. Sixty-two percent of patients had comorbidities and risk factors: diabetes mellitus (24%), malignancy (16%), intravenous drug use (10%) and alcoholism (4%). A source of infection was identified in 66% of cases, including postvertebral surgery infection (18%) and hematogenous infection (48%). The mean time to diagnosis was 36 days. Back pain were occurred in 90% of cases, fever (70%), neurologic deficits (40%), epidural abscesses (32%), completed vertebral bone destruction (26%) and psoas abscess (12%). A single organism was isolated in 92% of cases. Gram-positive bacteria were identified in 76% of cases, while Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) were found in 18% of cases. The presence of GNB was significantly associated with malignancy (p 0.041). The mean duration of antibiotic therapy was 123 days. Surgical treatment was performed in 41 cases: spinal stabilization (26%), drainage of abscesses (32%) and relief of compression (40%). Residual pain was found in 24% of cases, and neurologic sequelae in 22%. Cervical or thoracic localization was a risk factor for neurologic compromise (p 0.042). The epidemiology of vertebral osteomyelitis has changed; an increase in malignancy that was significantly associated with vertebral osteomyelitis due to GNB has been observed. Our study shows that the rate of neurologic complications remains high despite improved diagnostic capabilities and optimal treatment.
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