Vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis due to Gardnerella vaginalis.
Gardnerella vaginalis is a facultative anaerobic Gram-variable pleomorphic rod that forms part of the normal vaginal flora. It is most commonly associated with infection of the genital tract in women, but recognition of extravaginal G. vaginalis infection is becoming more frequent. We describe an unusual case of G. vaginalis vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis in a 38-year-old woman with no apparent predisposing factors.
Graham
Simon
S
Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University of Leeds, School of Medicine, Clarendon Wing A, Leeds General Infirmary Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Howes
Claire
C
Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University of Leeds, School of Medicine, Clarendon Wing A, Leeds General Infirmary Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Dunsmuir
Robert
R
Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University of Leeds, School of Medicine, Clarendon Wing A, Leeds General Infirmary Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Sandoe
Jonathan
J
Academic Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, School of Medicine, Old Medical School, Thoresby Place, Leeds General Infirmary Teaching Hospitals, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.|Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University of Leeds, School of Medicine, Clarendon Wing A, Leeds General Infirmary Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
D017931:DNA Primers; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S