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Anaerobe
; 79: 102673, 2023 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36503026
RESUMO
Bacteroides fragilis (B. fragilis) is an uncommon cause of spinal abscess. We present a case of an 18-month-old child, with spinal dysraphism-Spina bifida occulta, who developed intra-spinal abscess infection with B. fragilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spine showed multiple abscesses extending through the presacral fistula into the spinal cord. Patient was surgically treated along with administration of antimicrobial agents (ceftriaxone and metronidazole), resulting in an excellent clinical outcome.