[Eikenella corrodens-induced spondylitis. Detection with 16s-RNA polymerase chain reaction]
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1Klinik für Orthopädie, Department für Orthopädie und Traumatologie der Universitätsklinik Freiburg. Felix.Zeifang@ok.uni-heidelberg.de
Abstract:
Isolation of the relevant organism in patients with spondylitis even after an open biopsy is successful only in 75-90%. The rare case of an Eikenella corrodens-induced spondylitis is presented, which could only be identified using 16S ribosomal DNA polymerase chain reaction following unsuccessful microbiological cultivation. Eikenella corrodens is a facultative anaerobic gram-negative organism, which is mostly found in the oropharynx of healthy patients.
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