The enigma of culture-negative spondylodiscitis: comparable outcomes despite diagnostic uncertainty - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Muthu S, Viswanathan VK, Theiss S, Rajaram Manoharan SR, Kolarpatti Ponnusamy DV, Rajappan Chandra SK, Sharun K

DOI: 10.1007/s00586-026-10091-3
Published: 2026 Aug
Container: 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
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s00586-026-10091-3,
  title = {The enigma of culture-negative spondylodiscitis: comparable outcomes despite diagnostic uncertainty - a systematic review and meta-analysis.},
  author = {Muthu S and Viswanathan VK and Theiss S and Rajaram Manoharan SR and Kolarpatti Ponnusamy DV and Rajappan Chandra SK and Sharun K},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {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},
  doi = {10.1007/s00586-026-10091-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-026-10091-3}
}

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AU  - Rajaram Manoharan SR
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PY  - 2026
JO  - 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
DO  - 10.1007/s00586-026-10091-3
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S, M., VK, V., S, T., SR, R. M., DV, K. P., SK, R. C., & K, S. (2026). The enigma of culture-negative spondylodiscitis: comparable outcomes despite diagnostic uncertainty - a systematic review and meta-analysis.. 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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-026-10091-3

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