title: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Among Individuals With Spinal Implant Infections: A Descriptive Study.
abstract: Little is known about the clinical presentation and outcomes associated with spinal implant infections. Here, we describe a single center's experience in a retrospective cohort of 109 individuals with spinal implant infections, including clinical, microbiological, therapeutic, and outcome data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of California, San Francisco; School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.
authors.forename: Sanjiv M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Baxi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine , Stanford University , California.
authors.forename: Makeda L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology , Mayo Clinic , Phoenix, Arizona.
authors.forename: Marie F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Grill
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of California, San Francisco; School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease , University of California , San Francisco.
authors.forename: Sarah B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Doernberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease , University of California , San Francisco.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: infectious diseases consultation; spinal implant infection; surgical site infections; vertebral osteomyelitis; discitis