Finegoldia magna causing intramedullary thoracic spinal cord abscess in an infant
| Autor: | Fahad Alzamil, Ikhlass Alweijri, Amani S. Bugshan, Saeed Dolgum, Sarah Alsubaie, Khalifa Binkhamis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Yemen Firmicutes Dermal Sinus Spina Bifida Occulta Microbiology Spinal Cord Diseases Spinal cord abscess law.invention Intramedullary rod 03 medical and health sciences law Metronidazole medicine FINEGOLDIA MAGNA Humans Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences 030306 microbiology business.industry Ceftriaxone Infant Spinal cord Intramedullary abscess Abscess Surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Anaerobe. 56 |
| ISSN: | 1095-8274 |
| Popis: | Spinal intramedullary abscesses are rare and potentially devastating lesions. Infection is mostly caused by staphylococci. Anaerobes are rare and often polymicrobial. We report an unusual case of spinal cord intramedullary abscess in a 7-month-old infant with monomicrobial infection due to Finegoldia magna. She was found to have a missed congenital thoracic dermal sinus. The patient was treated with metronidazole and ceftriaxone for 8 weeks, and improvement of the infection was documented. Clinical awareness of patients at risk is crucial for early diagnosis and intervention. As detection methods continue to improve for Finegoldia magna, it is important to increase awareness of the pathogenic role of this organism. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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