Infect Chemother.  2007 Dec;39(6):323-326.

A Case of Spondylodiskitis Caused by Injection Site Infection with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. yspark@gilhospital.com
  • 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.

Abstract

Infections of the intervertebral disc and adjacent vertebrae may present with spondylitis, discitis and spondylodiscitis and are hematogenous origin in most cases. Potential sources of hematogenous infection are skin and soft tissue infection, genitourinary tract infection, infective endocarditis, intravenous drug abuse, respiratory tract infection and infected intravenous injection site. We have experienced a case of pyogenic spondylitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia with peripheral injection site infection. He was successfully treated with surgical debridement and antibiotics.

Keyword

Pyogenic spondylitis; Peripheral injection site infection; Bacteremia; Methicillin-resistant S. aureus

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteremia
Debridement
Discitis*
Endocarditis
Injections, Intravenous
Intervertebral Disc
Methicillin Resistance*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
Respiratory Tract Infections
Skin
Soft Tissue Infections
Spine
Spondylitis
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Anti-Bacterial Agents
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