Discitis caused by the Centers for Disease Control microorganism Group Ve-1.
An unusual case of discitis in a 60-year-old, insulin-dependent, diabetic man is presented. Radiographs of the lumbar spine demonstrated changes associated with infection of the intervertebral disc space. Cultures from the L5-S1 disc space grew the microorganism designated by the Centers for Disease Control as Group Ve-1, an organism that has had questionable clinical significance in the past, and has not been reported as a pathogen in an intervertebral disc space.
Levy
D I
DI
Section of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Bucci
M N
MN
Hoff
J T
JT
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015299:Discitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents