title: Pyogenic Spondylitis and Diskitis Caused by Helicobacter cinaedi in an Immunocompetent Adult Patient.
abstract: We herein describe the first reported case of pyogenic spondylitis and diskitis caused by Helicobacter cinaedi. The results of magnetic resonance imaging and the histology of biopsied tissue were suggestive of acute infection at the lumbar spine. The pathogen was obtained by a blood culture examination and identified by 16S rRNA analysis. Eight weeks of antibiotics therapy resulted in a good clinical course. H. cinaedi infections have been increasingly reported in recent years, but the pathogen's epidemiological and pathological characteristics are still unclear. One of the difficulties in understanding the pathogenesis of H. cinaedi has been the challenges in cultivating the pathogen. Novel strategies for the diagnosis of H. cinaedi must be developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Tsuyama Chuo Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuto
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haruki
authors.forename: Hideharu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagiya
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: Akane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Tetsuhiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Sachiyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D015299:Discitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S