Vertebral osteomyelitis, discitis, and spinal epidural abscess in adults

This guideline applies to adult patients with suspected or confirmed vertebral osteomyelitis, discitis, paravertebral abscess, or spinal epidural abscess. (This guideline does not address vertebral osteomyelitis associated with hardware placed at a previous surgery.) The objective of this guideline...

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Main Author: Chenoweth, Carol E.
Corporate Author: Michigan Medicine (University of Michigan)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor (MI) Michigan Medicine University of Michigan 2018, December 2018
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a This guideline applies to adult patients with suspected or confirmed vertebral osteomyelitis, discitis, paravertebral abscess, or spinal epidural abscess. (This guideline does not address vertebral osteomyelitis associated with hardware placed at a previous surgery.) The objective of this guideline is to improve the timely diagnosis and initial treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis, discitis or paravertebral abscess with or without spinal epidural abscess in adult patients. This guideline does not address antimicrobial adjustments once microorganisms have been identified, and it does not address indications for surgery