Spondylodiscitis in a healthy 12-year-old girl with Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) bacteraemia
Abstract Background Escherichia coli (E. coli) is rarely implicated in bone or joint infections in children. Case presentation We discuss the case of a healthy 12-year-old girl with an E. coli bacteraemia and a T11-T12 spondylodiscitis revealed by magnetic resonance imaging. The strain harboured ser...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2486-6 |