A Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis Caused by Serratia grimesii in a Patient without Predisposing Factors / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 141-144, 2012.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-227525
ABSTRACT
Vertebral osteomyelitis or paraspinal abscess caused by Serratia species is rare and has been reported only in certain groups of people, such as intravenous drug users, immunocompromised hosts, and patients who have undergone invasive procedures. However, we report here that Serratia was recovered from a patient with vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess without predisposing factors. The organism was initially identified as Serratia liquefaciens by a Vitek II-based assessment. It was finally identified as Serratia grimesii by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. We present the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by S. grimesii in a patient without risk factors and who was managed successfully.
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Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Serratia
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Spine
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Spondylitis
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Risk Factors
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Immunocompromised Host
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Sequence Analysis
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Genes, rRNA
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Epidural Abscess
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Serratia liquefaciens
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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