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Eikenella corrodens discitis after spinal surgery: case report and literature review
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433. Brenda_Ang@ttsh.com.sg
The Journal of Infection
|November 9, 2002
Abstract:
Eikenella corrodens is part of the normal flora of the mouth and upper respiratory tract and is usually associated with dental and head and neck infections. We report a case of Eikenella discitis occurring soon after spinal surgery in an otherwise healthy patient, review the literature on bone and joint infections unrelated to human bites and fist-fight injuries, and stress the importance of definitive diagnosis in post-operative spinal infections.