title: Lumbar spondylodiscitis caused by Propionibacterium acnes after epidural obstetric analgesia.
abstract: We report a case of Propionibacterium acnes spondylodiscitis after the placement of an epidural catheter for obstetric analgesia. This observation should alert the anesthesiologist to the fact that infection, although rare, may occur after uneventful epidural analgesia in the healthy parturient and reinforces the importance of aseptic technique during epidural catheter insertion.
authors.affiliation: Departments of *Anesthesia, †Orthopedic Surgery, and ‡Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario "Virgen de la Arrixaca," Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández-Palazón
authors.forename: J Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Puertas-García
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Martínez-Lage
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tortosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical; D015299:Discitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology