An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum

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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Main Authors: Takashi Sono, Mitsuru Takemoto, Koh Shinohara, Yasuhiro Tsuchido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3127613
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spelling 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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Koh Shinohara
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Mitsuru Takemoto
Koh Shinohara
Yasuhiro Tsuchido
An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum
Case Reports in Orthopedics
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Mitsuru Takemoto
Koh Shinohara
Yasuhiro Tsuchido
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title An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum
title_short An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum
title_full An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum
title_fullStr An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum
title_full_unstemmed An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum
title_sort uncommon case of pyogenic spondylodiscitis caused by gemella morbillorum
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Orthopedics
issn 2090-6749
2090-6757
publishDate 2018-01-01
description 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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