2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adultsa
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These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiologists, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with native vertebral osteomyelitis (NVO). They include evidence and opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with NVO treated with antimicrobial therapy, with or without surgical intervention. © 2015 The Author.
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Discitis, Osteomyelitis, Spine infection, Spondylodiscitis, Staphylococcus aureus, Adult, Anti-bacterial agents, Debridement, Humans, Practice guidelines as topic, Societies, Spondylitis, Antibiotic agent, C reactive protein, Antiinfective agent, Antimicrobial therapy, Backache, Bacterium culture, Bloodstream infection, Diagnostic procedure, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Fine needle aspiration biopsy, Fungus culture, Health care personnel, Human, Image guided biopsy, Medical society, Medical specialist, Neurologic examination, Neurosurgeon, Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, Orthopedic surgeon, Pathology, Practice guideline, Priority journal, Radiologist, Review, Spine stabilization, Surgery, Treatment failure, Treatment indication, Organization