Surgical Site Infections Following Spine Surgery: Eliminating the Controversies in the Diagnosis

Surgical Site Infections Following Spine Surgery: Eliminating the Controversies in the Diagnosis

Surgical site infection (SSI) following spine surgery is a dreaded complication with significant morbidity and economic burden. SSIs following spine surgery can be superficial, characterized by obvious wound drainage, or deep-seated with a healed wound. Staphylococcus aureus remains the principal ca...

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Main Authors: Jad eChahoud, Zeina eKanafani, Souha S Kanj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
imaging
Risk factors
Post-surgical spine infection
Post procedural discitis
inflammatory markers.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2014.00007/full

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