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12382095

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-16
pubmed:abstractText
Systemic infection due to Granulicatella (formerly Abiotrophia), a species of nutrition-deficient gram-positive cocci, is rare. We present the case of a 68-year-old diabetic male who presented with back pain and a history of fever and chills. Imaging studies revealed vertebral osteomyelitis of the Th 10/11 region. Transesophageal echocardiography disclosed a vegetation adjacent to the pacemaker lead and blood cultures grew Granulicatella adiacens. A diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis and endocarditis due to G. adiacens was made and the patient improved with bed rest and medical treatment alone. Granulicatella ssp. should always be part of the differential diagnosis of fastidious bacteria in vertebral osteomyelitis and endocarditis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0300-8126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
317-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Vertebral osteomyelitis and endocarditis of a pacemaker lead due to Granulicatella (Abiotrophia) adiacens.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nephrology, University of Hannover School of Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports