title: Roseomonas spinal epidural abscess complicating instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion.
abstract: The first case of a spinal epidural abscess caused by Roseomonas mucosa following instrumented posterior lumbar fusion is presented. Although rare, because of its highly resistant profile, Roseomonas species should be included in the differential diagnosis of epidural abscesses in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology-Parasitology-Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, The University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. sofiamaraki@in.gr
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maraki
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bantouna
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lianoudakis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stavrakakis
authors.forename: Efstathia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scoulica
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D042082:Methylobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial