A diagnostic model for differentiating tuberculous spondylitis from pyogenic spondylitis: a retrospective case-control study.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the clinical data, laboratory examination and imaging examination of tuberculous spondylitis (TS) and pyogenic spondylitis (PS), and to provide ideas for diagnosis and treatment intervention. The patients with TS or PS diagnosed by pathology who first occurred in our hospital from September 2018 to November 2021 were studied retrospectively. The clinical data, laboratory results and imaging findings of the two groups were analyzed and compared. The diagnostic model was constructed by binary logistic regression. In addition, an external validation group was used to verify the effectiveness of the diagnostic model. A total of 112 patients were included, including 65 cases of TS with an average age of 49 ± 15 years, 47 cases of PS with an

SUBMITTER: Liu YX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10293228 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature