Cervical osteomyelitis caused by Pseudomonas cepacia in an intravenous-drug abuser.
We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Pseudomonas cepacia in a patient with a history of intravenous-drug abuse. P. cepacia infections are usually nosocomial, although community-acquired infections occur more commonly in intravenous-drug abusers than in the general population. Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by P. cepacia has not previously been reported.
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*