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Bacteriological features of infectious spondylodiscitis at Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital of Rabat
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Autores: Zohoun,A; Ngoh Akwa,E; El Ochi,M; Oragwu,N; Akhaddar,A; Albouzidi,A; El Ouennass,M.
To review the bacteriological features of infectious spondylodiscitis and provide recommendations for the initial therapy which remains empirical in our context. Retrospective study including patients diagnosed with spondylodiscitis over a period of 4 years (2006-2009) at the Rabat Military Teaching Hospital. During the study period, we analysed 30 cases: the mean age was 49.9 years and 21 cases (70%) were male. The patients were predominantly hospitalized in neurosurgery department (15/30) followed by rheumatology department (10/30). The site of infection was lumbar in 21 cases (21/30), dorsal in 7 cases (7/30). 26 cultures were positive of which 19 (19/26) were monomicrobial. Tuberculosis (TB) was implicated in 10 cases (10/30) including 4 cases in...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Spondylodiscitis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Staphylococcus aureus; Empirical treatment; Morocco.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000400013