The Efficacy of Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Spine Biopsies in Determining a Causative Organism in Cases of Suspected Infection: A Systematic Review

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal - Tập 70 - Trang 96-103 - 2019
Madeleine Sertic1, Leighanne Parkes2, Sabrina Mattiassi1, Kenneth Pritzker2, Michael Gardam2, Kieran Murphy1
1Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Purpose In suspected spondylodiscitis and vertebral osteomyelitis, computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsies are often performed to determine a causative organism and guide antimicrobial therapy. The aim of this study is to determine the diagnostic culture yield of CT-guided biopsies performed in cases of suspected spinal infections. Methods A literature search of PubMed and MEDLINE up to April 2017 was performed for keywords “CT guided vertebral biopsy infection,” “CT-guided spine biopsy infection,” “CT guided spine biopsy yield,” and “CT guided vertebral biopsy yield.” Inclusion criteria primarily consisted of studies exclusively using CT-guided biopsies in cases of suspected infectious lesions only. After study selection, published articles were analysed to determine diagnostic culture yield. Descriptive statistics were applied. Results 220 search results were screened; 11 met our inclusion criteria and were reviewed. In total, 647 biopsies of suspected infectious spinal lesions were performed. Positive cultures were obtained in 241 cases. Upon excluding one paper's skewed results, the net pooled results culture yield was 33%. Several cultures grew multiple organisms, leading to a total of 244 species identified. Most common isolated organisms include S taphylococcus aureus (n = 83), coagulase-negative S taphylococcus (n = 45), and Mycobacteria (n = 38). Conclusions The diagnostic culture yield of CT-guided biopsies in cases of suspected spinal infection is 33%. In the majority of cases, a causative organism is not identified. This suggests that improvements can be made in biopsy technique and specimen transfer to optimize culture yield and increase the clinical value of the procedure.

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Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Tập 70

96-103

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