title: Vertebral Osteomyelitis Caused by Helicobacter cinaedi.
abstract: Helicobacter cinaedi causes bacteremia, cellulitis, and gastroenteritis. We report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by H. cinaedi in an elderly man with low back pain and fever. The pathogen was detected in blood and lumbar disc, and the infection was successfully treated with oral doxycycline for 11 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Aisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshizaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takegawa
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan Department of Infectious Disease, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Asako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan Department of Infectious Disease, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan nishiokahiroaki@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishioka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline