Clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of hematogenous pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis, 12-year experience from a tertiary hospital in central Taiwan

ConclusionIn Taiwan, HPVO mainly affected the elderly and S. aureus remained the most common HPVO pathogen. In patients with risk factors associated with HPVO recurrence, a longer duration (≥6 weeks) of antimicrobial therapy is suggested.
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research