An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum
An 81-year-old man presented with severe back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging detected L5/S discitis without signs of epidural abscess. Punctures of the disc revealed that the causative organism was Gemella morbillorum (G. morbillorum), which is part of the normal flora of the oral cavity and an un...
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doaj-bd8b9e4840d048de9ff7ca0203b734032020-11-25T01:12:21ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572018-01-01201810.1155/2018/31276133127613An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorumTakashi Sono0Mitsuru Takemoto1Koh Shinohara2Yasuhiro Tsuchido3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto City Hospital, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto City Hospital, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Kyoto City Hospital, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, JapanAn 81-year-old man presented with severe back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging detected L5/S discitis without signs of epidural abscess. Punctures of the disc revealed that the causative organism was Gemella morbillorum (G. morbillorum), which is part of the normal flora of the oral cavity and an uncommon causative pathogen of spondylodiscitis. The E-test method was useful for rapid susceptibility testing. Intravenous penicillin G treatment was effective, and the patient recovered without surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3127613 |
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Takashi Sono Mitsuru Takemoto Koh Shinohara Yasuhiro Tsuchido An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum Case Reports in Orthopedics |
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An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum |
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An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum |
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An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum |
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An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum |
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An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum |
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uncommon case of pyogenic spondylodiscitis caused by gemella morbillorum |
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Case Reports in Orthopedics |
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2090-6749 2090-6757 |
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An 81-year-old man presented with severe back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging detected L5/S discitis without signs of epidural abscess. Punctures of the disc revealed that the causative organism was Gemella morbillorum (G. morbillorum), which is part of the normal flora of the oral cavity and an uncommon causative pathogen of spondylodiscitis. The E-test method was useful for rapid susceptibility testing. Intravenous penicillin G treatment was effective, and the patient recovered without surgery. |
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