title: [Spondylodiscitis caused by Enterococcus: an unusual entity].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spondylodiscitis by enterococcus is a very infrequent disease with only 2 cases caused exclusively by this microorganism having been reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two clinical cases of spondylodiscitis by enterococcus diagnosed in the authors' department are presented with the clinical, radiologic and evolutive features of both.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the first case the spondylodiscitis was secondary to endocarditis with lumbosacral involvement and formation of an anterior epidural inflammatory mass. The second case was the consequence of an infection of urinary origin with lumbosacral involvement. Both patients responded favorably with only antibiotic treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Spondylodiscitis by enterococci is an unusual disease with no therapeutic experience. The authors report 2 cases which were treated exclusively with antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Malalties Infeccioses, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma, Barcelona.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Solà
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: García Quintana
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Capdevila
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D015299:Discitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D010406:Penicillins; D000658:Amoxicillin
vernacular_title: Espondilodiscitis por enterococo: una entidad inusual.