NYMC Faculty Publications
Pneumococcal Vertebral Osteomyelitis after Epidural Injection: A Rare Event
First Page
121
Last Page
123
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2016
Department
Medicine
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae vertebral infections have rarely been reported. Herein, we report a case of pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis with paraspinal and epidural abscesses as well as concomitant bacteremia following epidural injection. This will be the second case in the literature reporting pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis related to epidural manipulation.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, T. M., Chitturi, C., Lange, M., Suh, J. S., & Slim, J.(2016). Pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis after epidural injection: a rare event. Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 8(3), 121-123. doi:10.4103/0974-777X.188597
Publisher's Statement
Originally published in Journal of Global Infectious Diseases. Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-777X.188597