Case Report: Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis diagnosed and cured based on nanopore targeted sequencing
Spondylodiscitis caused by Anaerococcus vaginalis has not been reported yet, making it worthy of further exploration. We closely monitored a patient who experienced worsened low back pain for 1 month and was unable to walk due to severe pain for 1 week. Through thorough examinations, the patient was...
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| author | Bing Zhou Bing Zhou Youfeng Guo Beiduo Shen Ziqi Zhu Bin Yu Gen Li Ming Zong Tao Hu Tao Hu Desheng Wu |
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| description | Spondylodiscitis caused by Anaerococcus vaginalis has not been reported yet, making it worthy of further exploration. We closely monitored a patient who experienced worsened low back pain for 1 month and was unable to walk due to severe pain for 1 week. Through thorough examinations, the patient was diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation and a suspected case of spondylodiscitis, necessitating posterior lumbar surgery. All culture results returned negative. However, nanopore targeted sequencing (NTS) identified the presence of Anaerococcus vaginalis. Subsequent administration of appropriate antibiotics resulted in a favorable clinical outcome for the patient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f5a6f2a4018424ea3d1ffb18fd2fe562025-08-20T02:46:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-07-011210.3389/fmed.2025.16456091645609Case Report: Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis diagnosed and cured based on nanopore targeted sequencingBing Zhou0Bing Zhou1Youfeng Guo2Beiduo Shen3Ziqi Zhu4Bin Yu5Gen Li6Ming Zong7Tao Hu8Tao Hu9Desheng Wu10Department of Spine Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Orthopedics, Gaoyou People’s Hospital, Gaoyou, ChinaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaInstitute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaSpondylodiscitis caused by Anaerococcus vaginalis has not been reported yet, making it worthy of further exploration. We closely monitored a patient who experienced worsened low back pain for 1 month and was unable to walk due to severe pain for 1 week. Through thorough examinations, the patient was diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation and a suspected case of spondylodiscitis, necessitating posterior lumbar surgery. All culture results returned negative. However, nanopore targeted sequencing (NTS) identified the presence of Anaerococcus vaginalis. Subsequent administration of appropriate antibiotics resulted in a favorable clinical outcome for the patient.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1645609/fullAnaerococcus vaginalisspondylodiscitisnanopore targeted sequencingdiagnosistreatment |
| spellingShingle | Bing Zhou Bing Zhou Youfeng Guo Beiduo Shen Ziqi Zhu Bin Yu Gen Li Ming Zong Tao Hu Tao Hu Desheng Wu Case Report: Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis diagnosed and cured based on nanopore targeted sequencing Frontiers in Medicine Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis nanopore targeted sequencing diagnosis treatment |
| title | Case Report: Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis diagnosed and cured based on nanopore targeted sequencing |
| title_full | Case Report: Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis diagnosed and cured based on nanopore targeted sequencing |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis diagnosed and cured based on nanopore targeted sequencing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis diagnosed and cured based on nanopore targeted sequencing |
| title_short | Case Report: Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis diagnosed and cured based on nanopore targeted sequencing |
| title_sort | case report anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis diagnosed and cured based on nanopore targeted sequencing |
| topic | Anaerococcus vaginalis spondylodiscitis nanopore targeted sequencing diagnosis treatment |
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