[18F]FDG PET/CT Imaging Is Associated with Lower In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis—A Registry-Based Analysis of 29,362 Cases
Despite its infrequent use, [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG PET/CT was associated with a lower in-hospital mortality rate in patients with spondylodiscitis, particularly in the geriatric cohort. This study is limited by only considering data on hospitalized patients and relying on the assumption of error-free coding. Further research is needed to optimize diagnostic approaches for spondylodiscitis.
Authors
- D. Hellwig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3056-0143)
- Nike Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-2076)
- Siegmund Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0459-9092)
- Volker Alt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-4650)
- Jonas Krueckel
- Nils Ole Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6910-8843)
- Melanie Schindler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5050-0316)
- Markus Rupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7221-3783)
- Stefanie Heidemanns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7708-5864)
- Constantin Lapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7536-2207)
Institutions
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibiotics
- Published
- 2024-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13090860
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57