A Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis Caused by Serratia grimesii in a Patient without Predisposing Factors.
- Author:
Shinhye CHEON
1
;
Kyung Mok SOHN
;
Yeon Sook KIM
;
Hyeon JUNG
;
Hyuk Soo EUN
;
Seung Won CHOI
;
Sun Hoe KOO
Author Information
1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. medone@cnuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Osteomyelitis;
Risk factors;
Serratia;
Spine;
Spondylitis
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Drug Users;
Epidural Abscess;
Genes, rRNA;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Osteomyelitis;
Risk Factors;
Sequence Analysis;
Serratia;
Serratia liquefaciens;
Spine;
Spondylitis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2012;83(1):141-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
