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Epidemiology
Incidence of infectious spondylitis in Spain underestimated
January 17th, 2006
The incidence of infectious spondylitis in Albacete, Spain may have been underestimated. According to a recently published study from Spain, "Infectious spondylitis (IS) is an infrequent disease, although there are few data on its real incidence. To date, there only one" published study, carried out in Denmark, "that rigorously assesses the incidence of this disease." The "incidence of IS in the nonpediatric population of the province of Albacete" was determined and the "differences according to etiology, age, sex, and geographical area" were analyzed. "We carried out a retrospective search of all the IS cases diagnosed in the province of Albacete...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2006-01-17)
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