Lack of effect of antibiotics on biopsy culture results in vertebral osteomyelitis
We report a retrospective study of 173 patients with vertebral osteomyelitis evaluating the effect of antibiotics administered prior to percutaneous and open biopsy cultures. Antibiotics given prior to these biopsies did not have a significant effect on the yield of cultures.
Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - Category: Microbiology Authors: Louis D. Saravolatz, Vladimir Labalo, Joel Fishbain, Susan Szpunar, Leonard B. Johnson Tags: Note Source Type: research