Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Enterococcus raffinosus

Authors
Sandoe, JAT Witherden, IR Settle, C
Citation
Jat. Sandoe et al., Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Enterococcus raffinosus, J CLIN MICR, 39(4), 2001, pp. 1678-1679
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1678 - 1679
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200104)39:4<1678:VOCBER>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Enterococcus raffinosus is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. A case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by E. raffinosus in an elderly patient is de scribed and confirms this organism to be an opportunistic human pathogen.