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Discitis, or diskitis, is an infection in the intervertebral disc space that affects different age groups. Symptoms include severe back pain, leading to lack of mobility. In adults, it can lead to severe consequences, such as sepsis or epidural abscess, but it can also spontaneously resolve, especially in children under 8 years of age.
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a gram-positive spherically shaped bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus [1] found worldwide. [2] It is primarily a pathogen for domestic animals, [3] [4] but has been known to affect humans as well. [5]
Spondylodiscitis is the most common complication of sepsis or local infection, usually in the form of an abscess. [2] The main causative organisms are staphylococci, but potential organisms include a large number of bacteria, fungi, zoonoses. [2]
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Pott's disease, or Pott disease, named for British surgeon Percivall Pott who first described the symptoms in 1799, [1] is tuberculosis of the spine, [2] [3] usually due to haematogenous spread from other sites, often the lungs.
Staphylococcus warneri has been suggested as a cause of spontaneous abortion in cattle and humans. [2] It has been associated with vertebral discitis, [3] urinary tract infection, [4] meningitis, [5] orthopedic infections/osteomyelitis, [6] [7] ventricular shunt infections, [8] and infective endocarditis (more associated with prosthetic rather than native valves).
Infectious diseases are diseases caused by biological agents, which can be transmitted to others, rather than by genetic, physical or chemical agents. This definition includes disease caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and prions.
Lumbar disc disease is the drying out of the spongy interior matrix of an intervertebral disc in the spine.Many physicians and patients use the term lumbar disc disease to encompass several different causes of back pain or sciatica.