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Vertebral osteomyelitis secondary to Streptococcus agalactiae
F J Fasano1, D R Graham, E S Stauffer
1Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
|July 1, 1990
Summary
This case report details a rare instance of vertebral osteomyelitis in an adult caused by Streptococcus agalactiae. The infection led to recurrent back pain and necessitated spinal fusion surgery.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Orthopedic Surgery
Background:
- Vertebral osteomyelitis is a serious spinal infection.
- Hematogenous seeding is a common route of infection.
- Group B Streptococcus is a known pathogen but rarely implicated in adult vertebral osteomyelitis.