title: Corynebacterium xerosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis.
abstract: We report a patient who developed Corynebacterium xerosis vertebral osteomyelitis 6 months following a decompressive laminectomy. Prolonged parenteral and subsequent oral therapy for 11 months resulted in apparent cure. This is the first reported case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by C. xerosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee 37684.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krish
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Beaver
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sarubbi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verghese
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*