Microbiological diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis: relevance of second percutaneous biopsy follow...
Microbiological diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis: relevance of second percutaneous biopsy following initial negative biopsy and limited yield of post-biopsy blood cultures
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Gras, G. , Buzele, R. , Parienti, J. J. , Debiais, F. , Dinh, A. , Dupon, M. , Roblot, F. , Mulleman, D. , Marcelli, C. , Michon, J. and Bernard, L.
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the microbiological diagnosis yield of post-biopsy blood cultures (PBBCs) and second percutaneous needle biopsy (PNB) following an initial negative biopsy in vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) without bacteremia. A retrospective multicenter study was performed. Patients with VO, pre-biopsy negative blood...
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Microbiological diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis: relevance of second percutaneous biopsy following initial negative biopsy and limited yield of post-biopsy blood cultures
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1694966903
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1694966903
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0934-9723
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1435-4373
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10.1007/s10096-013-1965-y
