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Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Prevotella intermedia

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Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

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 We describe a case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Prevotella intermedia, which is an extremely unusual cause of vertebral osteomyelitis. The organism was isolated from vertebral biopsies and the patient was treated successfully with intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam and clindamycin. Diagnosis and management of this condition are described, and the importance of anaerobic bacteria in the pathogenesis of vertebral osteomyelitis is discussed.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Saga Medical School, Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan Tel. +81-952-34-2372; Fax +81-952-34-2017 e-mail: fukuoka@post.saga-med.ac.jp, , , , , , JP

    M. Fukuoka, Y. Aoki, S. Hayashi & K. Nagasawa

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan, , , , , , JP

    K. Aita & T. Hotokebuchi

  3. Department of Pathology, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan, , , , , , JP

    T. Satoh

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  1. M. Fukuoka
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Received: August 27, 2001 / Accepted: February 22, 2002

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Fukuoka, M., Aita, K., Aoki, Y. et al. Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Prevotella intermedia . J Infect Chemother 8, 182–184 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101560200032

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