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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80:764 (1998)
© 1998 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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Angel M. Hidalgo-Ovejero, Iñaki Otermin, Serafín García-Mata and Eugene J. Carragee, M.D.

TO THE EDITOR:

In our opinion, "Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis" (79-A: 874–880, June 1997), by Carragee, lacks a complete table of data showing the patient's origin (hospital or other sources), the isolated microorganism, the basic lesion, and any previous invasive procedures or central vascular approaches.

The high prevalence of immunodeficiency (forty-four of 111 patients; 40 per cent) may be responsible for the high prevalence of low-virulence (opportunistic) pathogens in the series. Thus, the acceptance of the article as a whole may . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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