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KMID : 0882420120820050632
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2012 Volume.82 No. 5 p.632 ~ p.636
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A Case of Infectious Spondylodiscitis due to Parvimonas Micra
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Kang Yu-Min
Kim Ga-Yeon
Jung Young-Hee
Kim Chi-Heon
Kim Eui-Chong
Kim Nam-Joong
Oh Myoung-Don
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Abstract
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Parvimonas micra is frequently associated with periodontal disease as well as respiratory, gastrointestinal, and female genitourinary tract infections, but only rarely has it been reported as a pathogenic agent of infectious spondylodiscitis. We describe the case of a 38-year-old woman with spondylodiscitis caused by P. micra. P. micra was cultured from the patient’s blood and vertebral tissue. This case was treated with vertebral corpectomy followed by intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam for four weeks. Her symptoms and vital signs improved, and elevated inflammatory markers were normalized after treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Anaerobic bacteria, Spondylitis
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