Spontaneous Bacteroides fragilis spondylodiscitis in an elderly lady
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Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Human Brucellar Spondylodiscitis
Published on: May 23, 2021
Sharon Esther Weinberg1, Patrick Paul Tabet2, Claire Elizabeth McGregor3
1Medicine, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Swansea, UK sw0813@gmail.com.
Abstract:
A 76-year-old woman presented following two episodes of unexplained falls at home. Blood cultures were positive for Bacteroides fragilis and following investigations she was diagnosed with L4/L5 spondylodiscitis confirmed on spine MRI. She was initially treated with intravenous metronidazole and flucloxacillin prior to switching to ceftriaxone with good results. No primary cause of B. fragilis bacteraemia was found in this case. B. fragilis is a rare cause of spondylodiscitis.
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