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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec 13:2021:1483846.
doi: 10.1155/2021/1483846. eCollection 2021.

A Rare Case of Granulicatella adiacens Vertebral Osteomyelitis

E van der Palen  1   2 , C L M de Roij van Zuijdewijn  1   2 , D A R Castelijn  1   2 , G H Wattel-Louis  1 , J Kalpoe  3
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Case Reports

A Rare Case of Granulicatella adiacens Vertebral Osteomyelitis

E van der Palen et al. Case Rep Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Granulicatella adiacens is rarely described. We report a 45-year-old immunocompetent male with back pain caused by G. adiacens osteomyelitis. This case is remarkable due to the absence of endocarditis. A clinician should therefore consider G. adiacens osteomyelitis even in the absence of concurrent hematogenous spread.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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(a) MRI lumbar spine, T2-weighted image. (b) Gram stain of positive blood culture showing Gram-positive cocci. (c)-(d) Blood cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing.
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