Health Condition 1: M01X- Direct infection of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Dr Harshit Patel
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients admitted to KMC Manipal in Orthopaedics department with spinal infections for whom molecular diagnostics, biopsy , histopathology and differential counts were done. 2)Patients who have following spinal infections- 1)TB spine 2)Staphylococcal infection 3)Brucella infection 4)Streptococcal infection 5)Burkholderia infection 6)E.coli infection
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients who did not undergo molecular imaging/diagnostic tests for diagnosis of spinal infections. 2)Patients those were already partially treated elsewhere for spinal infections on time of presentation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| detective capabilities(senstivity) of molecular diagnostics in spinal infections and its correlation with conventional methods such as blood culture and histopathology .Timepoint: 2 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| resistance pattern and response to treatment to antibiotics of these infections using clinical and radiological assessment tools.Timepoint: 2 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Shyamasunder Bhat
KMC Manipal
Outcome results
None listed