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  • Title: Non-contiguous multifocal Staphylococcus aureus discitis: involvement of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.
    Author: Teo M, Trivedi R, Murphy M.
    Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien); 2010 Mar; 152(3):471-4. PubMed ID: 19415168.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Multilevel discitis is rare, and classically due to granulomatous organisms like Mycobacterium tuberculosis, brucella and fungal species. CONCLUSION: We report a case of non-contiguous multilevel synchronous bacterial discitis involving cervical, thoracic and lumbar discs, attributable to Staphylococcus aureus.
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