February 14, 2024Ukrainian Interventional Neuroradiology and SurgeryOpen Access

Differential diagnosis and treatment of nosocomial spinal infections in patients after open microdiscectomy (brief literature review)

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OTO. I. TroyanBogomolets National Medical University MMMyroslava O. MarushchenkoBogomolets National Medical University

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Literature review reports surgical site infection rates of up to 5.5% in spinal microdiscectomy patients, highlighting the need for rapid diagnosis and targeted therapy.

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Surgical site infections occur in 1.9% to 5.5% of open microdiscectomy cases, primarily involving Staphylococcus aureus and presenting with back pain or fever.
Literature review evaluates clinical differentiation between typical pyogenic spondylodiscitis and indolent anaerobic presentations with epidural abscess formation.
Highlights the necessity of prompt antibiotic therapy and surgical decompression to preserve spinal stability and prevent neurological deficits in discogenic pathology.

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Troyan et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e7941db6db643587705963 https://doi.org/10.26683/2786-4855-2024-1(47)-60-73

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Literature review reports surgical site infection rates of up to 5.5% in spinal microdiscectomy patients, highlighting the need for rapid diagnosis and targeted therapy.

Differential diagnosis and treatment of nosocomial spinal infections in patients after open microdiscectomy (brief literature review)

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Differential diagnosis and treatment of nosocomial spinal infections in patients after open microdiscectomy (brief literature review)

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