title: Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by group B streptococci (Streptococcus agalactiae) secondary to urinary tract infection.
abstract: Infections due to group B streptococci usually occur in the peri- and neonatal setting or in adults with chronic underlying diseases. A case of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in a 54-year-old man suffering from phimosis with urinary retention and urinary tract infection is reported. This case adds to the few existing reports of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by group B streptococci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pippert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zimmerli
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010688:Phimosis / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000150:complications; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*