title: Meningoencephalitis caused by septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint in a patient without fever or risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH 44307.
authors.forename: Erin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine Research, Akron General Medical Center, 1 Akron General Ave., Akron, OH 44307.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gair
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine Research, Akron General Medical Center, 1 Akron General Ave., Akron, OH 44307.
authors.forename: Mitch
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kovacs
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000382:microbiology*