Is There a Difference in Clinical Features, Microbiological Epidemiology and Effective Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy Comparing Healthcare-Associated and Community-Acquired Vertebral Osteomyelitis?
Maximilian KerschbaumAstrid FrömmingNike WalterViola FreigangCarsten NeumannMarkus LoiblMartin EhrenschwenderVolker AltMarkus RuppPublished in: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
Healthcare association is common in VO. The susceptibility pattern of underlying pathogens differs from CAVO. When choosing an empiric antibiotic, combination therapy must be considered.