Incidence and clinical associations of in-hospital bacterial meningitis after cervical spine fusion: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis.

Hanna G, Pando A, Abdou MM, Chamoun R, Ha CJ, Kamil R, Goldberg B, Bryk E

DOI: 10.21037/jss-2026-1-0011
Published: 2026 Oct 30
Container: Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)
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@article{allodium:10.21037/jss-2026-1-0011,
  title = {Incidence and clinical associations of in-hospital bacterial meningitis after cervical spine fusion: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis.},
  author = {Hanna G and Pando A and Abdou MM and Chamoun R and Ha CJ and Kamil R and Goldberg B and Bryk E},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)},
  doi = {10.21037/jss-2026-1-0011},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.21037/jss-2026-1-0011}
}

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AU  - Kamil R
AU  - Goldberg B
AU  - Bryk E
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JO  - Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)
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G, H., A, P., MM, A., R, C., CJ, H., R, K., B, G., & E, B. (2026). Incidence and clinical associations of in-hospital bacterial meningitis after cervical spine fusion: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis.. Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong). https://doi.org/10.21037/jss-2026-1-0011

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