Case number

Gender

Age (y)

Pathogen

Predisposing factors

Spinal infection location

1

Female

59

ESBL-producing E. coli

Not present (Salmonella in 2016)

L3 - 5

2

Male

64

S. aureus

Diabetes mellitus + previous spinal surgery

C2 - 7 + L5

3

Male

19

M. tuberculosis

Contact with tuberculosis patients

D4 - 7

4

Male

62

M. tuberculosis

Diabetes mellitus + liver cirrhosis

D12 - L1

5

Male

35

M. tuberculosis

Family history of tuberculosis

L3 - 4

6

Male

81

ESBL-producing E. coli

Infective endocarditis, mitral valve regurgitation

L3 - 4

7

Male

65

M. tuberculosis

End-stage renal disease on hemodialysis

L5 - S1

8

Male

85

ESBL-producing E. coli

Diabetes mellitus

L3 - 4

9

Male

28

M. tuberculosis

Not present

D8 - D9

10

Female

62

Brucellosis

Diabetes mellitus + raw milk ingestion

L2 - 3

11

Male

60

Brucella

Raw milk ingestion

L2 - 5

12

Female

62

Brucella

Previous spinal surgery

L2 - 3

13

Male

50

M. tuberculosis

Not present

D2 - D5

14

Male

60

M. tuberculosis

Not present

L5 - S1

15

Male

47

M. tuberculosis

Previous spinal surgery + brain TB in 2006

D12 - L1

16

Female

50

ESBL-producing E. coli

Not present

L3 - 4

17

Male

80

Quambalaria cyanescens

Diabetes mellitus + treated tuberculosis 30 years ago

L2 - 3