VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS CAUSED BY GROUP-B STREPTOCOCCI (STREPTOCOCCUS-AGALACTIAE) SECONDARY TO URINARY-TRACT INFECTION

Authors
BAUER TM PIPPERT H ZIMMERLI W
Citation
Tm. Bauer et al., VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS CAUSED BY GROUP-B STREPTOCOCCI (STREPTOCOCCUS-AGALACTIAE) SECONDARY TO URINARY-TRACT INFECTION, European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 16(3), 1997, pp. 244-246
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
09349723
Volume
16
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
244 - 246
Database
ISI
SICI code
0934-9723(1997)16:3<244:VOCBGS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
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 by Streptococcus agalactia e in a 54-year-old man suffering from phimosis with urinary retention and urinary tract infection is reported, This case adds to the few exi sting reports of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by group B streptococc i.