title: Pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis presenting with an aseptic knee effusion in a child.
abstract: An 11 year-old girl developed a sterile knee effusion in association with vertebral osteomyelitis. Blood cultures grew Streptococcus Pneumoniae. Sterile joint effusions and vertebral osteomyelitis are both rare complications of pneumococcal infection although this organism is a frequent cause of bacteremia in childhood.
authors.affiliation: British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Malleson
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hardyment
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Petty
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae