Diagnostic Efficacy and Clinical Impact of Image-guided Core Needle Biopsy of Suspected Vertebral Osteomyelitis

Vertebral osteomyelitis diagnosis and etiologic identification is best accomplished by surgical sampling or by image-guided core needle biopsy and/or aspiration to obtain tissue for histopathologic examination and microbiological cultures [1,2]. The identification and antimicrobial susceptibility data of a causative microorganism is crucial, as the current standard of care is to treat patients with at least 6 weeks of antimicrobials, along with surgical therapy whenever possible [3,4].

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - April 24, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Winston L. Winkler, Ige A. Geroge, Sumanth Gandra, Jonathan C. Baker, Anderanik Tomasian, Benjamin Northrup, Theodore L. Vander Velde, Travis J. Hillen, Chongliang Luo, Resten Imaoka, Gino M. Dettorre, Jack W. Jennings Source Type: research