Pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis at three teaching hospitals in Japan, 2003-2011: analysis of 14 cases and a review of the literature

Pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO) is a rare disease whose clinical characteristics have not been clarified. This study aimed to investigate the clinical features and outcomes of patients with PVO. We retrospectively evaluated all adult patients diagnosed with PVO at three teaching hospitals...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC infectious diseases 2013-11, Vol.13 (1), p.525-525, Article 525
Hauptverfasser:	Suzuki, Hiromichi, Shichi, Daisuke, Tokuda, Yasuharu, Ishikawa, Hiroichi, Maeno, Tetsuhiro, Nakamura, Hidenori
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of daily living Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Alcohol use Antimicrobial agents Back pain Bacterial pneumonia Beta lactamases Blood Care and treatment Confidence intervals Data analysis Diabetes Discitis - diagnosis Discitis - epidemiology Discitis - microbiology Ear diseases Epidemiology Female Health aspects Hospitals, Teaching - statistics & numerical data Humans Identity theft Japan Literature reviews Male Medical examination Medical imaging Medicine Meningitis Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis - diagnosis Osteomyelitis - epidemiology Osteomyelitis - microbiology Patients Pneumococcal Infections - diagnosis Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology Pneumococcal Infections - microbiology Pneumonia Retrospective Studies Risk factors Streptococcus infections Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification Studies Tomography
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