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Scand. J. Infect. Dis. · Jan 2006
Review Case ReportsSpondylodiscitis due to Bacteroides fragilis: two cases and review.
- C Lechiche, V Le Moing, H Marchandin, G Chanques, N Atoui, and J Reynes.
- Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France. clechiche@free.fr
- Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 2006 Jan 1; 38 (3): 229-31.
AbstractNon-iatrogenic spondylodiscitis caused by anaerobic bacteria remains exceptional. We describe 2 cases of spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess due to Bacteroides fragilis, 1 after colonoscopy with biopsy and 1 in a cirrhotic patient. The clinical and imaging findings were not discriminant relative to other pyogenic spondylodiscitis. One should consider B. fragilis when treating a spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess, especially in patients with a possibly digestive portal of entry.
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