Spinal osteomyelitis

Suppurative spondylitis is not very rare, but only about 50% of patients are acutely affected, and half of the patients are subacute or chronic. Because of different clinical manifestations, different affected areas, and different symptoms and signs, they are often misdiagnosed or missed. Common pathogenic bacteria are Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albicans, Streptococcus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infection pathways are more common in blood-borne infections. Followed by spinal surgery, lumbar puncture, and local open injuries directly cause spinal infections, and a few are infected areas adjacent to the spine, such as abscesses and bedsores. Patients are more common in young adults aged 20 to 40 years. Men are about four times as many as women.