Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis was the specific risk factors of methicillin-susceptible <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> spine infection: a retrospective study in a single center

Spinal infection patients with MSSA bacteremia are less likely to have diabetes and more likely to have higher initial CRP levels and DISH. Notably, DISH might be emerging as a distinctive risk factor for spinal infection, underscoring its potential as a marker for clinical awareness.