Could low grade bacterial infection contribute to low back pain? A systematic review

BMC Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Urquhart, Donna M ^a   Zheng, Yiliang ^a   Cheng, Allen C ^a   Rosenfeld, Jeffrey V ^a,b   Chan, Patrick ^a,b   Liew, Susan ^a,b   Hussain, Monira ^a   Cicuttini, Flavia M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Disc; Infection; Low back pain; Modic change; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SPINE SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84924242463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-015-0267-x     Document Type: Article

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