title: [Bacterial spondylitis caused by Haemophilus aphrophilus].
abstract: Four weeks after a slight scratch a 43-year-old man noted a severe back pain. Physical examination gave suspicion of a bacterial spondylitis. From the biopsy of the involved vertebral body Haemophilus aphrophilus was isolated under aerobic growth conditions.
authors.affiliation: Klinikum Mannheim, Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hof
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schröter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000382:microbiology*
vernacular_title: Bakterielle Spondylitis durch Haemophilus aphrophilus.