title: The etiologic diagnosis of infectious discitis is improved by amplification-based DNA analysis.
authors.affiliation: Saint Luc University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lecouvet
authors.forename: Leonid
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Irenge
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vandercam
authors.forename: Adrien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nzeusseu
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamels
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods*