title: 2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults.
abstract: These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiologists, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with native vertebral osteomyelitis (NVO). They include evidence and opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with NVO treated with antimicrobial therapy, with or without surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Elie F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Berbari
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Souha S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kanj
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Todd J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases and Center for Prostheses Infection, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Rabih O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Darouiche
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.
authors.forename: Steven K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Hendershot
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Holtom
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Huddleston
authors.affiliation: Division of Spine Radiology, Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Gregory W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Petermann
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Osmon
authors.lastname: Infectious Diseases Society of America
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; discitis; osteomyelitis; spine infection; spondylodiscitis