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Case Reports
. 1988 May;17(3):319-21.

Streptococcus mutans vertebral osteomyelitis

R F Ullman  1 , M J Strampfer, B A Cunha
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  • PMID: 3366598
Case Reports

Streptococcus mutans vertebral osteomyelitis

R F Ullman et al. Heart Lung. 1988 May.

Abstract

Vertebral osteomyelitis is a disease most often encountered in the adult population, especially in the elderly. The usual etiologic agent is Staphylococcus aureus. We report a case of Streptococcus mutans endocarditis resulting in hematogenous osteomyelitis of the lumbar vertebrae.

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