title: Letter to the editor concerning: "Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy" by Albert HB et al. Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697-707.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UR, UK, zafar.ahmad@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Zafar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Am
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donell
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000382:microbiology*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination