An Uncommon Case of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Gemella morbillorum

An 81-year-old man presented with severe back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging detected L5/S discitis without signs of epidural abscess. Punctures of the disc revealed that the causative organism was Gemella morbillorum (G. morbillorum), which is part of the normal flora of the oral cavity and an un...

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Main Authors: Takashi Sono, Mitsuru Takemoto, Koh Shinohara, Yasuhiro Tsuchido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3127613
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