Vertebral osteomyelitis in patients with an underlying malignancy or chronic kidney disease – Who is at higher risk for adverse outcome?

• D. Jochimsen,
• A. Yagdiran,
• C. Meyer-Schwickerath,
• K. Sircar,
• N. Kernich,
• P. Eysel,
• C. Weber,
• N. Jung

Affiliations

D. Jochimsen

Internal Medicine I, Center for Infectious Diseases, Cologne University Hospital, Köln, Germany

A. Yagdiran

Orthopedics, Cologne University Hospital, Köln, Germany

C. Meyer-Schwickerath

Internal Medicine I, Center for Infectious Diseases, Cologne University Hospital, Köln, Germany

K. Sircar

Orthopedics, Cologne University Hospital, Köln, Germany

N. Kernich

Orthopedics, Cologne University Hospital, Köln, Germany

P. Eysel

Orthopedics, Cologne University Hospital, Köln, Germany

C. Weber

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cologne University Hospital, Köln, Germany

N. Jung

Internal Medicine I, Center for Infectious Diseases, Cologne University Hospital, Köln, Germany