Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis complicated with pyothorax requiring orthopedic surgery in a hemodialysis patient.
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Although hematogenous pyogenic spinal infections have been related to hemodialysis (HD), catheter-related sepsis, and sporadically, to other nosocomial infections or procedures, in most recent studies and reviews the impact of nosocomial infection as a risk factor for vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) is not well established. The aim of our study was to describe the risk factors, infectious source, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1883-082X,1340-3451
DOI: 10.4009/jsdt.36.61