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Discitis
Infection of intervertebral disc (discitis, spondylodiscitis, ICD-11 FA91), usually Staphylococcus aureus; hematogenous or postprocedural; diagnosed by MRI; treated with prolonged antibiotics and sometimes surgery.
Tuberculosis of bones or joints
Tuberculosis of bones or joints, or osteoarticular tuberculosis, is infection of the skeleton by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; the spine is most often involved, a condition known as Pott's disease.
Vertebral osteomyelitis
Vertebral osteomyelitis (spondylodiscitis, native vertebral osteomyelitis) is a spinal infection, usually hematogenous and caused by Staphylococcus aureus, diagnosed by MRI and biopsy and treated with 6 weeks of antibiotics.