The Etiology, Clinical Presentation and Long-term Outcome of Spondylodiscitis in Children

The Etiology, Clinical Presentation and Long-term Outcome of Spondylodiscitis in Children

BACKGROUND:Spondylodiscitis (SD) is a rare disease in children and diagnosis can be delayed because of the scarcity in incidence and lack of awareness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and report the microbiologic epidemiology and clinical features of pediatric SD in South Korea. METHODS:Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2016-04, Vol.35 (4), p.e102-e106
Hauptverfasser: Kang, Hyun Mi, Choi, Eun Hwa, Lee, Hoan Jong, Yun, Ki Wook, Lee, Choon-Ki, Cho, Tae-Joon, Cheon, Jung-Eun, Lee, Hyunju
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Biomarkers
Biopsy
Child
Child, Preschool
Discitis - diagnosis
Discitis - drug therapy
Discitis - epidemiology
Discitis - etiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Microbiological Techniques
Patient Outcome Assessment
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND:Spondylodiscitis (SD) is a rare disease in children and diagnosis can be delayed because of the scarcity in incidence and lack of awareness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and report the microbiologic epidemiology and clinical features of pediatric SD in South Korea. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of children
ISSN:0891-3668
1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000001043