Native vertebral osteomyelitis in aged patients: distinctive features. An observational cohort study

ConclusionsThe findings underscore the importance of preventing healthcare-related infection and maintaining high clinical suspicion of infective endocarditis in aged NVO patients to implement proper management.S. aureus infection had a poorer prognosis in this population. As compared to younger patients, spinal surgery rates were slightly lower and overall prognosis poorer in the aged, despite similar rates of symptomatic spinal cord compression and abscesses at presentation.
Source: Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research