Epidural abscess with associated spondylodiscitis following prostatic biopsy.
Spondylodiscitis is often iatrogenic in nature. We report the case of a 69-year-old man presenting with spondylodiscitis and associated epidural abscess following transrectal ultrasonography guided prostate biopsy despite ciprofloxacin cover. To our knowledge, this is the first case of spondylodiscitis secondary to fluoroquinolone resistant Escherichia coli.
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
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Dobson
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
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Cowie
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
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Holliman
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015299:Discitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Biopsy; Prostate; Spondylodiscitis