Infect Chemother.
2008 Aug;40(4):237-240. 10.3947/ic.2008.40.4.237.
Vertebral Osteomyelitis due to Salmonella enterica serovar Othmarschen in an Immunocompetent Patient
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. yonathan@hanafos.com
- 2Division of Enteric Bacterial Infections, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
- 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
- KMID: 2170240
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2008.40.4.237
Abstract
- Salmonellae have been recognized as uncommon etiological organisms causing osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell anemia and other immunocompromised conditions. A 34-year old man who had no underlying illness except for congenital block vertebrae at T10-11 vertebrae was admitted to the hospital due to lower back pain and fever for a week. Vertebral osteomyelitis was diagnosed and surgical drainage was performed. Salmonella enterica serovar Othmarschen was isolated from the drained pus. Therapy with ciprofloxacin for 8 weeks was successful without relapse. We describe here a case of vertebral osteomyelitis which was caused by S. Othmarschen in an immunocompetent patient.
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