Routine intraoperative microbiological smear testing in patients with reoperation after elective degenerative non-instrumented spine surgery-useful or negligible adjunct.

Sebastian SillerBenjamin SkrapBeatrice GrabeinRaimund TraboldStefan ZausingerJoerg-Christian Tonn

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2022)

Bacterial colonization/contamination occurs in 15% of patients without signs of infection undergoing same-level reoperation after degenerative spine surgery. These patients can be managed with close surveillance without antibiotic treatment.

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