title: Group B streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis with bacteraemia in an adult with no debilitating condition.
abstract: A previously healthy 62-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with group B streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis. Group B Streptococcus was recovered in 3 consecutive blood cultures. The patient recovered fully after treatment including antibiotic therapy, bed rest and physical rehabilitation. Group B streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis is uncommon and has not previously been reported in patients with no immunosuppressive condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mouly
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berenbaum
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*