Empyema and pyogenic spondylitis caused by direct Streptococcus gordonii infection after a compression fracture: a case report

Abstract Background Empyema and pyogenic spondylitis are common diseases that are often caused by oral pathogens in direct or hematogenous infection. However, there exists no report describing empyema and pyogenic spondylitis caused by oral pathogens after a compression fracture of the vertebral bod...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Nakamura, Ryoichi Kondo, Akiko Makiuchi, Kenichi Isobe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0613-x