Title of article: Spondylodiscitis Authors: Rand Al-Qaseer, Qusay Fadel Scientific Editor :- Dr. Adam M. Abdallah Keywords: vertebral osteomyelitis, spondylitis, Pyogenic infections, discitis, Spondylodiscitis Overview Spondylodiscitis is an infectious inflammation of the vertebrae, discs, and surrounding structures. Bacteria or non-bacterial pathogens can cause it; in the former case, a wide range of pathogens are thought to cause spondylodiscitis. The largest spondylodiscitis cases are caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, brucellosis, and mycobacterium tuberculosis. [43,13,4]. Spondylodiscitis affects seven out of every million people, with men three times more likely than women to be affected. Due to vascular architecture, the pure discitis […]
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