Increasing incidence of spondylodiscitis in England: An analysis of the national health service (NHS) hospital episode statistics from 2012 to 2021

Background: Spondylodiscitis is a potentially life-threatening infection of the intervertebral disk and adjacent vertebral bodies, with a mortality rate of 2–20%. Given the aging population, the increase in immunosuppression, and intravenous drug use in England, the incidence of spondylodiscitis is...

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Published in:	Brain and Spine
Main Authors:	Santhosh G. Thavarajasingam, Hariharan Subbiah Ponniah, Richard Philipps, Jonathan Neuhoff, Andreas Kramer, Andreas K. Demetriades, Ehab Shiban, Florian Ringel, Benjamin Davies
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Spondylodiscitis Pyogenic Spine infection Discitis Spondylitis Incidence
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772529423000218