Infectious spondylodiscitis in hemodialysis.

Authors :: García-García P
Rivero A
del Castillo N
Jarque A
Getino MA
García-Pérez J
Navarro-González JF
Source :: Seminars in dialysis [Semin Dial] 2010 Nov-Dec; Vol. 23 (6), pp. 619-26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Dec 20.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Infectious spondylodiscitis is an infection seen with increasing frequency in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis. Often accompanied by bacteremia, it is associated with the use of central venous catheters for hemodialysis access. Initial symptoms can be relatively insidious and nonspecific. Therefore, the clinician must have a low threshold for diagnostic testing that goes beyond blood cultures. This, in addition to early empiric antibiotic therapy, may improve the outcome of this potentially catastrophic infection.<br /> (© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)