Epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a man on hemodialysis

Abstract Veillonella species rarely cause serious infections, but the incidence of infection has been increasing among immunocompromised individuals. This case of an epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a hemodialysis patient illustrates the importance of performing anae...

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Autores principales: Masaru Kurihara, Itaru Tamaki, Yasuharu Tokuda
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:49e3c2dc99cd4743ad189245dc2336e22021-12-02T07:55:56ZEpidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a man on hemodialysis2050-090410.1002/ccr3.4660https://doaj.org/article/49e3c2dc99cd4743ad189245dc2336e22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4660https://doaj.org/toc/2050-0904Abstract Veillonella species rarely cause serious infections, but the incidence of infection has been increasing among immunocompromised individuals. This case of an epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a hemodialysis patient illustrates the importance of performing anaerobic blood culture in immunocompromised patients with signs of infection.Masaru KuriharaItaru TamakiYasuharu TokudaWileyarticleepidural abscessGram‐negative bacteriahemodialysisinfectious diseasesopportunistic infectionsVeillonella infectionsMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENClinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 10, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
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topic epidural abscess
Gram‐negative bacteria
hemodialysis
infectious diseases
opportunistic infections
Veillonella infections
Medicine
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Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle epidural abscess
Gram‐negative bacteria
hemodialysis
infectious diseases
opportunistic infections
Veillonella infections
Medicine
R
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Masaru Kurihara
Itaru Tamaki
Yasuharu Tokuda
Epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a man on hemodialysis
description Abstract Veillonella species rarely cause serious infections, but the incidence of infection has been increasing among immunocompromised individuals. This case of an epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a hemodialysis patient illustrates the importance of performing anaerobic blood culture in immunocompromised patients with signs of infection.
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author Masaru Kurihara
Itaru Tamaki
Yasuharu Tokuda
author_facet Masaru Kurihara
Itaru Tamaki
Yasuharu Tokuda
author_sort Masaru Kurihara
title Epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a man on hemodialysis
title_short Epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a man on hemodialysis
title_full Epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a man on hemodialysis
title_fullStr Epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a man on hemodialysis
title_full_unstemmed Epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by Veillonella parvula in a man on hemodialysis
title_sort epidural abscess and spondylitis caused by veillonella parvula in a man on hemodialysis
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/49e3c2dc99cd4743ad189245dc2336e2
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