Infect Chemother.  2015 Sep;47(3):194-196. 10.3947/ic.2015.47.3.194.

Infectious Spondylitis with Bacteremia Caused by Roseomonas mucosa in an Immunocompetent Patient

• Kim KY
• Hur J
• Jo W
• Hong J
• Cho OH
• Kang DH
• Kim S
• Bae IG

• KMID: 2068986
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2015.47.3.194

Abstract

Roseomonas are a gram-negative bacteria species that have been isolated from environmental sources. Human Roseomonas infections typically occur in immunocompromised patients, most commonly as catheter-related bloodstream infections. However, Roseomonas infections are rarely reported in immunocompetent hosts. We report what we believe to be the first case in Korea of infectious spondylitis with bacteremia due to Roseomonas mucosa in an immunocompetent patient who had undergone vertebroplasty for compression fractures of his thoracic and lumbar spine.

Keyword

Roseomonas mucosa; Immunocompetence; Bacteremia; Spondylitis

MeSH Terms

Bacteremia*
Fractures, Compression
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Humans
Immunocompetence
Immunocompromised Host
Korea
Methylobacteriaceae*
Mucous Membrane*
Spine
Spondylitis*
Vertebroplasty

Figure

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  Figure 1 Magnetic resonance image showing a paravertebral inflammatory mass and abscess in the T11 to L1 vertebrae as well as the post-vertebroplasty state of the compression fracture.

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