Tuberculous spondylodiscitis: Epidemiology, clinical features, treatment, and outcome

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages 58-72

  Trecarichi, E M ^a   Di Meco, E ^a   Mazzotta, V ^a   Fantoni, M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Outcome; Pott's disease; Spondylodiscitis; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; CAPREOMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; GATIFLOXACIN; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLODISKITIS; ADULT; AGED; DISKITIS; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOGENICITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOMYELITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 84862671999     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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