Whole-body PET/CT reveals systemic dissemination in spinal tuberculosis: findings from the Spinal TB X cohort
Whole-body PET/CT revealed a high frequency of disseminated disease, underscoring the systemic nature of TB even when clinical presentation is spinal. Isolated STB may represent a distinct phenotype. PET/CT shows promise for assessing disease burden and warrants further evaluation.
Authors
- Reto Guler
- Friedrich Thienemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4801-2030)
- Robert Dunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3689-0346)
- Sandra Mukasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3151-1383)
- M Held
- Tessa Kotze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5362-1781)
- Karen Wolmarans
- Julian Scherer
- Maritz Laubscher
- Fareda Jakoet-Bassier
- Ashleigh Taylor
- Taeksun Song
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ZA)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-026-02750-w
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00