Korean J Med.
2012 Jul;83(1):141-144.
A Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis Caused by Serratia grimesii in a Patient without Predisposing Factors
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- 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. medone@cnuh.co.kr
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- 3Department of Neurosurgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Abstract
- Vertebral osteomyelitis or paraspinal abscess caused by Serratia species is rare and has been reported only in certain groups of people, such as intravenous drug users, immunocompromised hosts, and patients who have undergone invasive procedures. However, we report here that Serratia was recovered from a patient with vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess without predisposing factors. The organism was initially identified as Serratia liquefaciens by a Vitek II-based assessment. It was finally identified as Serratia grimesii by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. We present the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by S. grimesii in a patient without risk factors and who was managed successfully.
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