Importance of Molecular Diagnostic tests in Spinal Infections
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M01X- Direct infection of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/10/028218
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Harshit Patel
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
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
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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method resistance pattern and response to treatment to antibiotics of these infections using clinical and radiological assessment tools.Timepoint: 2 years