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. 2016 Feb 29:1:7-9.
doi: 10.7150/jbji.13863. eCollection 2016.

Unusual Case of Spondylodiscitis due to Listeria monocytogenes

Guillaume Ghislain Aubin  1   2 , David Boutoille  2   3 , Romain Bourcier  4 , Jocelyne Caillon  1   2 , Didier Lepelletier  1   2 , Pascale Bémer  1   2 , Stéphane Corvec  1   2
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Unusual Case of Spondylodiscitis due to Listeria monocytogenes

Guillaume Ghislain Aubin et al. J Bone Jt Infect. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Listeria monocytogenes; MALDI-TOF; Spondylodiscitis; blood culture; vertebral osteomyelitis.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.

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Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine. A: T2 Fat suppressed - weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine showing global (L4-L5) or focal (L3-L4 and L5-S1) hyper intensity of the discus (little white arrows). Note the hyper intensity corresponding to the edema on the end-plate of the L3 vertebra (empty arrow). B: T1-weighted magnetic resonance showing abnormal hypo-intensity of the adjacent plate of the L3-L4 discus (empty arrows). Gadolinium injection was not performed and imaging procedure has been shortened due to the patient's pain.
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