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. 2012 Apr;56(4):2122-4.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.05953-11. Epub 2012 Jan 9.

Microbiologically and clinically diagnosed vertebral osteomyelitis: impact of prior antibiotic exposure

Chung-Jong Kim  1 , Kyoung-Ho Song, Wan Beom Park, Eu Suk Kim, Sang Won Park, Hong-Bin Kim, Myoung-don Oh, Nam Joong Kim
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Microbiologically and clinically diagnosed vertebral osteomyelitis: impact of prior antibiotic exposure

Chung-Jong Kim et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

We retrospectively reviewed medical records to identify the factors that affect the results of culture in patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis. In multivariate analysis, the presence of paravertebral abscess was associated with positive results of microbiologic culture. Prior antibiotic exposure, especially of longer duration, was strongly associated with negative results.

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