TY - JOUR
T1 - Group B streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis with bacteremia
AU - Ganapathy, Malliga E.
AU - Peter Rissing, J.
PY - 1995/3
Y1 - 1995/3
N2 - Group B streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis is rare in adults. Osteomyelitis due to this organism is in general related to contiguous infections, recent surgery, or peripheral vascular disease. All reported cases of group B streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis, however, have had no association with these predisposing factors and have usually been presumed to be of hematogenous origin, though bacteremia has never been demonstrated. Here we describe a 45-year-old intravenous drug abuser who had vertebral osteomyelitis and bacteremia. We conclude that the vertebral osteomyelitis in this patient was hematogenous, as shown by bacteremia, and most likely resulted from intravenous needle use.
AB - Group B streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis is rare in adults. Osteomyelitis due to this organism is in general related to contiguous infections, recent surgery, or peripheral vascular disease. All reported cases of group B streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis, however, have had no association with these predisposing factors and have usually been presumed to be of hematogenous origin, though bacteremia has never been demonstrated. Here we describe a 45-year-old intravenous drug abuser who had vertebral osteomyelitis and bacteremia. We conclude that the vertebral osteomyelitis in this patient was hematogenous, as shown by bacteremia, and most likely resulted from intravenous needle use.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-199503000-00020
DO - 10.1097/00007611-199503000-00020
M3 - Article
C2 - 7886535
AN - SCOPUS:0028941039
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 88
SP - 350
EP - 351
JO - Southern medical journal
JF - Southern medical journal
IS - 3
ER -