title: Primary infective spondylodiscitis caused by Lactococcus garvieae and a review of human L. garvieae infections.
abstract: We report the first case of primary infective spondylodiscitis due to Lactococcus garvieae, confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, in the absence of concomitant endocarditis in a patient with long-standing gastritis on famotidine. He responded to a 6-week course of ampicillin. The gastrointestinal tract is probably the source of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China. jaspchan@gmail.com
authors.forename: J F W
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: P C Y
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: J L L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: S K P
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: S S M
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: F C C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: K-Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015738:Famotidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005506:Food Contamination; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D015738:Famotidine