title: Spinal osteomyelitis caused by Proteus mirabilis in a child.
abstract: Osteomyelitis due to Proteus mirabilis is rare. Spinal osteomyelitis caused by this organism has only been described in adults. This is the first paediatric case of P. mirabilis vertebral osteomyelitis.
authors.affiliation: Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: de Weerd
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kimpen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Miedema
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011512:Proteus Infections; D011513:Proteus mirabilis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*