Vertebral Osteomyelitis Caused by Helicobacter cinaedi

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Helicobacter cinaedi causes bacteremia, cellulitis, and gastroenteritis. We report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by H. cinaedi in an elderly man with low back pain and fever. The pathogen was detected in blood and lumbar disc, and the infection was successfully treated with oral doxycycline for 11 weeks.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical microbiology - 53(2015), 9 vom: 25. Sept., Seite 3054-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yoshizaki, Aisa [VerfasserIn]
Takegawa, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Doi, Asako [VerfasserIn]
Mizuno, Yasushi [VerfasserIn]
Nishioka, Hiroaki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Case Reports
Doxycycline
Journal Article
N12000U13O

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Date Completed 06.05.2016

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/JCM.00787-15

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM250292203