Hematogenous enterococcal vertebral osteomyelitis: report of 2 cases and review of the literature
| Autor: | Philip E. Tarr, Anuradha Ganesan, Margo A. Smith, George Sakoulas, Daniel R. Lucey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Microbiology (medical) Spondylodiscitis medicine.medical_specialty Epidural abscess Thoracic Vertebrae Enterococcus faecalis Fatal Outcome Internal medicine medicine Humans Infection control Endocarditis Vertebral osteomyelitis Spondylitis Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections biology business.industry Osteomyelitis Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Infectious Diseases Enterococcus Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infection. 48:354-362 |
| ISSN: | 0163-4453 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.10.004 |
| Popis: | Enterococci are a major cause of bacteraemia and endocarditis and are increasingly being implicated in bone and joint infections. Hematogenous enterococcal vertebral osteomyelitis, however, has been only rarely reported. Here we present the first 2 patients from the United States and review the literature on 10 additional cases that have been published since 1967. The clinical presentation of enterococcal vertebral osteomyelitis was similar to cases due to other bacteria. Enterococcus faecalis caused most cases, consistent with its presumably increased virulence. All enterococcal cases in the literature were reported from Europe, which may be due to epidemiological differences related to antibiotic utilization and infection control practices between the US and Europe. Nine of all 12 cases were reported since 1995, which may be consistent with the increase in occurrence of enterococcal infections in general, in association with increasing patient co-morbidities, invasive procedures, and indwelling vascular devices. |
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