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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2014.86.4.519

Vertebral Osteomyelitis Resulting from Hematogenous Spread of Vibrio Vulnificus Gastroenteritis  

Ok, Hea Sung (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Byeong Ki (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Ki Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Park, Man Je (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Hyoun Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Wi, Yu Mi (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kang, Cheol-In (Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.86, no.4, 2014 , pp. 519-522 More about this Journal
Abstract
Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic gram-negative bacillus capable of causing severe to life-threatening infections in high-risk populations. Osteomyelitis caused by V. vulnificus is extremely rare, and a previously reported case had been associated with an adjacent soft-tissue infection. Herein we report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis resulting from hematogenous spread of V. vulnificus gastroenteritis. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of cefotaxime and ciprofloxacin.
Keywords
Vibrio vulnificus; Spondylitis; Gastroenteritis;
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