Anaerobic Spondylodiscitis due to Fusobacterium Species: A Case Report Review of the Literature
Spondylodiscitis caused by Fusobacterium species is rare. Most cases of spontaneous spondylodiscitis are caused by Staphylococcus aureus and most postoperative cases are caused by Staphylococcus aureus or coagulase-negative staphylococci. Escherichia coli is the most common Gram-negative organism ca...
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| description | Spondylodiscitis caused by Fusobacterium species is rare. Most cases of spontaneous spondylodiscitis are caused by Staphylococcus aureus and most postoperative cases are caused by Staphylococcus aureus or coagulase-negative staphylococci. Escherichia coli is the most common Gram-negative organism causing spondylodiscitis. Fusobacterium species are unusual causes for anaerobic spondylodiscitis. We report the case of a patient with spontaneous L2-L3 spondylodiscitis, vertebral osteomyelitis, and epidural abscess caused by Fusobacterium species and review the literature for patients with Fusobacterium spondylodiscitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-93d9878b97e84735bbe47afca27b1ccb2025-08-20T02:10:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/759539759539Anaerobic Spondylodiscitis due to Fusobacterium Species: A Case Report Review of the LiteratureTiffany N. Latta0Aimee L. Mandapat1Joseph P. Myers2Department of Medicine, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH 44304, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH 44304, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH 44304, USASpondylodiscitis caused by Fusobacterium species is rare. Most cases of spontaneous spondylodiscitis are caused by Staphylococcus aureus and most postoperative cases are caused by Staphylococcus aureus or coagulase-negative staphylococci. Escherichia coli is the most common Gram-negative organism causing spondylodiscitis. Fusobacterium species are unusual causes for anaerobic spondylodiscitis. We report the case of a patient with spontaneous L2-L3 spondylodiscitis, vertebral osteomyelitis, and epidural abscess caused by Fusobacterium species and review the literature for patients with Fusobacterium spondylodiscitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/759539 |
| spellingShingle | Tiffany N. Latta Aimee L. Mandapat Joseph P. Myers Anaerobic Spondylodiscitis due to Fusobacterium Species: A Case Report Review of the Literature Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Anaerobic Spondylodiscitis due to Fusobacterium Species: A Case Report Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Anaerobic Spondylodiscitis due to Fusobacterium Species: A Case Report Review of the Literature |
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| title_short | Anaerobic Spondylodiscitis due to Fusobacterium Species: A Case Report Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | anaerobic spondylodiscitis due to fusobacterium species a case report review of the literature |
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