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Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by group B streptococci (Streptococcus agalactiae) secondary to urinary tract
T M Bauer1, H Pippert, W Zimmerli
1Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Infections due to group B streptococci usually occur in the peri- and neonatal setting or in adults with chronic underlying diseases. A case of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in a 54-year-old man suffering from phimosis with urinary retention and urinary tract infection is reported. This case adds to the few existing reports of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by group B streptococci.