Assessing Demographic Characteristics, Microbiology, and Mortality Outcomes Associated With Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A National Single-Center Cohort Study in Malta.

Spiteri M, Attard S, Briffa G, Zammit N, Farrugia J

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.114615
Published: 2026 Aug
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.114615,
  title = {Assessing Demographic Characteristics, Microbiology, and Mortality Outcomes Associated With Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A National Single-Center Cohort Study in Malta.},
  author = {Spiteri M and Attard S and Briffa G and Zammit N and Farrugia J},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.114615},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114615}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Assessing Demographic Characteristics, Microbiology, and Mortality Outcomes Associated With Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A National Single-Center Cohort Study in Malta.
AU  - Spiteri M
AU  - Attard S
AU  - Briffa G
AU  - Zammit N
AU  - Farrugia J
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.114615
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114615
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M, S., S, A., G, B., N, Z., & J, F. (2026). Assessing Demographic Characteristics, Microbiology, and Mortality Outcomes Associated With Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A National Single-Center Cohort Study in Malta.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114615

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