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= Microbiology = |
== Microbiology == |
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* ''Staphylococcus aureus'' |
* ''Staphylococcus aureus'' |
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* ''Brucella'', in patients from endemic countries, can be as high as 25% of cases |
* ''Brucella'', in patients from endemic countries, can be as high as 25% of cases |
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= Management = |
== Management == |
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* IV or highly bioavailable oral (metronidazole, fluoroquinolones, linezolid, TMP-SMX, clindamycin, and doxycycline/rifampin) |
* IV or highly bioavailable oral (metronidazole, fluoroquinolones, linezolid, TMP-SMX, clindamycin, and doxycycline/rifampin) |
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== ''Brucella'' == |
=== ''Brucella'' === |
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* Doxycycline/rifampin |
* Doxycycline/rifampin |
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* Duration: 3 months |
* Duration: 3 months |
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= Prognosis = |
== Prognosis == |
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* Cure rates are 70-90% with 6 weeks of antibiotics, and are ''not'' higher with longer durations (per a single RCT) |
* Cure rates are 70-90% with 6 weeks of antibiotics, and are ''not'' higher with longer durations (per a single RCT) |
Revision as of 19:40, 15 August 2019
Microbiology
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Brucella, in patients from endemic countries, can be as high as 25% of cases
Management
- IV or highly bioavailable oral (metronidazole, fluoroquinolones, linezolid, TMP-SMX, clindamycin, and doxycycline/rifampin)
- Can double-cover Enterococcus with an aminoglycoside for 4 to 6 weeks
- Duration: 6 weeks for most, but 3 months for Brucella
Brucella
- Doxycycline/rifampin
- Duration: 3 months
Prognosis
- Cure rates are 70-90% with 6 weeks of antibiotics, and are not higher with longer durations (per a single RCT)
- Poor prognosis is associated with multidisc disease, the presence of concomitant epidural abscess, lack of surgical therapy, infection with S. aureus, old age, or the presence of significant comorbidities