Comparative outcomes of gram-positive and gram-negative intraoperative infections in degenerative scoliosis: a 10-year propensity score-matched analysis
Gram-positive infections were associated with prolonged infection courses and higher mortality, while Gram-negative infections more often resulted in a return to surgery and neurological deficits. These findings suggest that Gram staining may provide an early and clinically meaningful distinction in risk stratification for patients with postoperative wound infections following scoliosis surgery.
Authors
- M. Sadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9335-3415)
- Kristina P. Kurker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9502-5299)
- Tania M. Aguilar
- Kaho Adachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3463-6413)
- Hadeel M. Mansour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5503-997X)
- Nauman S. Chaudhry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-7230)
- Ankit I. Mehta
- Yousaf B. Ilyas
Institutions
- Orlando Health (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine Deformity
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-025-01234-5
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00