title: Whole spine MRI should be recommended for pyogenic spondylodiscitis; response to Abbara et al.
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Surgery and Scoliosis Centre, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Germany; Spine Unit, El Hadara University Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt. Electronic address: doctorezzo@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ahmed Ezzat
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Siam
mesh_terms: D015299:Discitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000401:mortality*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus