ArticleGlobal spine journal2021
The Prevalence of Bacterial Infection in Patients Undergoing Elective ACDF for Degenerative Cervical Spine Conditions: A Prospective Cohort Study With Contaminant Control.
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- Evidence for infection in intervertebral disc degeneration: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Pooled it
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- Association between periodontitis and disc structural failures in patients with cervical degenerative disorders.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
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- Different responses of cervical intervertebral disc caused by low and high virulence bacterial infection: a comparative study in rats.Bioengineered · 2022Article
- Sheep as a Potential Model of Intradiscal Infection by the BacteriumVeterinary sciences · 2021Article
- Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Insights into Its Pathobiology and Molecular Mechanisms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
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designProspective cohort study.
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of bacterial infection, with the use of a contaminant control, in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
methodsAfter institutional review board approval, patients undergoing elective ACDF were prospectively enrolled. Samples of the longus colli muscle and disc tissue were obtained. The tissue was then homogenized, gram stained, and cultured in both aerobic and anaerobic medium. Patients were classified into 4 groups depending on culture results. Demographic, preoperative, and postoperative factors were evaluated.
resultsNinety-six patients were enrolled, 41.7% were males with an average age of 54 ± 11 years and a body mass index of 29.7 ± 5.9 kg/m
conclusionIn our cohort, the prevalence of subclinical bacterial infection in patients undergoing ACDF was 17.7%. While our rates exclude patients with positive contaminant control, the possibility of contamination of disc cultures could not be entirely rejected. Overall, culture results did not have any influence on postoperative outcomes.
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