Differential diagnosis between tuberculous spondylodiscitis and pyogenic spontaneous spondylodiscitis: A multicenter descriptive and comparative study

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1764-1771

  Yoon, Young K ^a   Jo, Yu M ^b   Kwon, Hyun H ^c   Yoon, Hee J ^d   Lee, Eun J ^e   Park, So Y ^f   Park, Seong Y ^g   Choo, Eun J ^e   Ryu, Seong Y ^h   Lee, Mi S ⁱ   Yang, Kyung S ^j   Kim, Shin W ^k  

^a College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^d Eulji University   (South Korea)

^e Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^f Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Keimyung University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^k Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

C reactive protein; Discitis; Leukocytes; Procalcitonin; Pyogenic; Spondylitis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PYOGENIC SPONTANEOUS SPONDYLODISCITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLODISCITIS; AGED; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISCITIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 84938484220     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.04.006     Document Type: Article

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