One case of gram-negative anaerobic spondylodiscitis with Prevotella intermedia

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2003 Oct;123(8):436-8. doi: 10.1007/s00402-003-0567-z. Epub 2003 Aug 9.

Abstract

We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with spondylodiscitis at L1/L2, communicating with paravertebral, intravertebral and bilateral psoas abscesses. Percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided abscess drainage and an intravenous antibiotic therapy with Imipenem were performed. After removing the drainage at 2 weeks, the patient was discharged at 4 weeks with normalized blood parameters, normal temperature, and without need for analgesics. The underlying bacterium in the case was a very rare gram-negative anaerobic bacterium: Prevotella intermedia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections / diagnosis*
  • Discitis / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / microbiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevotella intermedia*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed