title: Vertebral Osteomyelitis Due to Granulicatella Adiacens, a Nutritionally Variant Streptococci.
abstract: Vertebral osteomyelitis is a common pathology affecting the spine. We present the case of a 46-year-old male who was diagnosed with progressive L2 vertebral osteomyelitis due to a rare pathogen,Granulicatella adiacens.Granulicatella adiacensis part of the normal body flora and is often difficult to culture on traditional mediums. The patient required a lateral corpectomy and posterior fixation for spinal stabilization and source control.
authors: Neurosurgery, Swedish Neuroscience Institute.
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: York
authors: Orthopedic Surgery, Swedish Neuroscience Institute ; Department of Trauma Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Fisahn
authors: Orthopedics Spine Surgery, Swedish Neuroscience Institute.
authors: Jens
authors: J
authors: Chapman
keywords: bacterial infection; granulicatella adiacens; osteomyelitis; spine; streptococci