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Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by group B streptococci ( Streptococcus agalactiae ) secondary to urinary tract infection

Bauer, T. ; Pippert, H. ; Zimmerli, W.

In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 1997, vol. 16, no. 3, p. 244-246

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    Titel
    • Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by group B streptococci ( Streptococcus agalactiae ) secondary to urinary tract infection
    Autor
    • Bauer, T.. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland
    • Pippert, H.. Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland
    • Zimmerli, W.. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland
    Dokumententyp
    • Postprint
    Sprache
    • Englisch
    Veröffentlicht in
    • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 1997, vol. 16, no. 3, p. 244-246. Springer-Verlag
    Andere elektronische Ausgabe
    Klassifikation
    • Gesundheit
    OAI-PMH-ID
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:318516
    Summary
    Infections due to group B streptococci usually occur in the peri- and neonatal setting or in adults with chronic underlying diseases. A case of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis caused byStreptococcus agalactiae in a 54-year-old man suffering from phimosis with urinary retention and urinary tract infection is reported. This case adds to the few existing reports of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by group B streptococci