Clinical evaluation for spinal epidural abscess in patients with <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> bacteraemia: a diagnostic accuracy study
All SAB patients should undergo systematic neurologic evaluation for SEA as we found SEA is not an uncommon complication of SAB. A clinical prediction rule may be helpful to identify high-risk patients needing an urgent spinal MRI to assess for SEA.
Authors
- Anthony D. Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0448-9934)
- Michael Obeda
- Emma B Monti
- Raghad Waheed Mallesho
- Evan W Wilson
- Arunima Soma Dalai
- Olivier Bedard-Lapointe
Institutions
- Queen's University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2025.2612602
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00