Fig. 4
From: Appropriate duration of post-surgical intravenous antibiotic therapy for pyogenic spondylodiscitis
Suggestion of the optimal duration of parenteral antibiotic treatment in patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis after surgical intervention. Patients with either positive blood culture or paraspinal abscess should be given parenteral antibiotic treatment for more than 3 weeks after surgical intervention. A short duration (≤3 weeks) of parenteral antibiotic treatment may be sufficient for the patients without risk factors