Neisseria sicca osteomyelitis.
Neisseria sicca was identified as the cause of vertebral osteomyelitis in a male patient who had previously suffered a nonpenetrating, traumatic back injury. The identifying characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns are presented for this rare human pathogen, which heretofore has not been reported as a cause of infection localized to bone.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009343:Neisseria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*