Background Antibiotic treatment of spondylodiscitis is influenced by antibiotic stewardship;
specifically, empirical antibiotic therapy is avoided in favor of—delayed—targeted antibiotic …

Purpose. Spondylodiscitis as a rare disease has increased in recent years; there are only a
few recommendations regarding the diagnostics and treatment. The objective of this …

Abstract Introduction: The term Spondylodiscitis (SD) involves infection of the vertebra
(Spondylitis), infection of the intervertebral disc (Discitis), or both (Spondylodiscitis). SD …

Recognised methods for the treatment of spondylodiscitis in correspondence to the
immobilisation are systemic antibiotic therapy. However, the available data for …

Introduction Established treatment options of spondylodiscitis, a rare but serious infection of
the spine, are immobilization and systemic antibiosis. However, the available data for …

Background: The microbiological diagnosis of infectious spondylodiscitis is often difficult to
establish and the disease requires prolonged antibiotic treatment. We analyzed the medical …

Background: Spinal infections can be described etiologically as pyogenic, granulomatous
(tuberculous, brucellar, fungal) and parasitic spondylodiscitis, a term encompassing …

OBJECTIVES: To review the available literature on infectious spondylodiscitis and provide
recommendations on management, particularly identification of the causative agent and …

Background A recent population-based study from Denmark showed that the incidence of
spondylodiscitis rose from 2.2 to 5.8 per 100 000 persons per year over the period 1995 …

Background Spondylodiscitis is a rare but complex disease with an increasing incidence.
Diagnostic algorithms and treatment options for spondylodiscitis are controversially …