Vertebral osteomyelitis: a comparative, single-center study in northwestern China
Xue Yu, Guo Rao, Yuxin Zhang, Zhaohua Liu, Jun Cai, Xiaoyun Wang, Aixin Yang, Tao He, et al. (10 authors)
Infectious Diseases · 2024-12
Abstract
BACKGROUND: spp., and pyogenic bacteria, can cause VO, making differential diagnosis complex, especially in regions with endemic brucellosis and tuberculosis. Early and accurate diagnosis is essential for appropriate treatment. METHODS: This was a single-center, retrospective, observational study performed between 2019 and 2022 in Kashi, Xinjiang. RESULTS: isolated from only 4.1% of TVO patients. CONCLUSION: These findings underscore the distinct clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics of TVO, BVO, and PVO.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Vertebral osteomyelitis
- Brucellosis
- Brucella
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
- Osteomyelitis
- Spondylodiscitis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Differential diagnosis
- Discitis
- Spondylitis