Hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis associated with intravascular device-associated infections – a retrospective cohort study

• Published in: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Vol. 88; no. 1; pp. 75 - 81
• Main Authors: Renz, Nora, Haupenthal, Judith, Schütz, Michael, Trampuz, Andrej
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Bacterial Infections - diagnosis; Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Bacterial Infections - pathology; Bacterial Infections - therapy; Blood - microbiology; Blood Culture; Cardiac implantable electronic devices; Coagulase-negative staphylococci; Debridement; Female; Hematogenous; Humans; Infectious Disease; Internal Medicine; Intravascular catheter; Male; Middle Aged; Prostheses and Implants - adverse effects; Retrospective Studies; Spondylitis - diagnosis; Spondylitis - epidemiology; Spondylitis - pathology; Spondylitis - therapy; Vascular Access Devices - adverse effects; Vertebral osteomyelitis; Young Adult; computed tomography; NYHA; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; ICD; LVAD; coagulase-negative staphylococci; CT; New York Heart Association; peripherally inserted central catheter; hematogenous; intravascular catheter; cardiac implantable electronic devices; CFU; implantable cardioverter device; vertebral osteomyelitis; colony-forming unit; left ventricular assist device; PICC; Intravascular catheter; Cardiac implantable electronic devices; Vertebral osteomyelitis; Coagulase-negative staphylococci; Hematogenous

Abstract Introduction Aim of the study was to investigate the clinical, microbiological, radiological and treatment characteristics of hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis originating from infected intravascular devices. Patients and methods Patients with secondary hematogenous vertebral osteomyelit...