An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum

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Title:	An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum
Authors:	Takashi Sono, Mitsuru Takemoto, Koh Shinohara, Yasuhiro Tsuchido
Source:	Case Reports in Orthopedics, Vol 2018 (2018)
Publisher Information:	Hindawi Limited, 2018.
Publication Year:	2018
Collection:	LCC:Orthopedic surgery
Subject Terms:	Orthopedic surgery, RD701-811
More Details:	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.
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	2090-6749 2090-6757
Relation:	https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6749; https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6757
DOI:	10.1155/2018/3127613
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/bd8b9e4840d048de9ff7ca0203b73403
Accession Number:	edsdoj.bd8b9e4840d048de9ff7ca0203b73403
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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