Pneumococcal Vertebral Osteomyelitis in an Adult
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 80 (4) , 534-535
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198704000-00034
Abstract
We have presented the case of an adult with a chronic and indolent pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis, mimicking a malignancy and making diagnosis difficult. The increased frequency of relatively penicillin-resistant strains of pneumococci necessitates susceptibility testing and complicates the selection of antibiotic therapy for serious pneumococcal infections.Keywords
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