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. 2015 Sep 15;61(6):859-63.
doi: 10.1093/cid/civ633.

Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults

Elie F Berbari  1 , Souha S Kanj  2 , Todd J Kowalski  3 , Rabih O Darouiche  4 , Andreas F Widmer  5 , Steven K Schmitt  6 , Edward F Hendershot  7 , Paul D Holtom  8 , Paul M Huddleston 3rd  9 , Gregory W Petermann  10 , Douglas R Osmon  11
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Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults

Elie F Berbari et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiologists, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with native vertebral osteomyelitis (NVO). They include evidence and opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with NVO treated with antimicrobial therapy, with or without surgical intervention.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; discitis; osteomyelitis; spine infection; spondylodiscitis.

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  • Vertebral Osteomyelitis Guidelines.
    Fierer J. Fierer J. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Apr 1;62(7):953-4. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ1225. Epub 2016 Jan 6. Clin Infect Dis. 2016. PMID: 26743096 No abstract available.
  • Reply to Dr Fierer.
    Berbari EF, Kanj SS, Kowalski TJ, Darouiche RO, Widmer A, Schmitt SK, Hendershot E, Holtom P, Huddleston P 3rd, Petermann G, Osmon D. Berbari EF, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Apr 1;62(7):954. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ1226. Epub 2016 Jan 6. Clin Infect Dis. 2016. PMID: 26743097 No abstract available.

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