Literature DB >> 17366068

A case of osteomyelitis due to Leuconostoc lactis.

Funda Koçak1, Nurgül Yurtseven, Numan Aydemir, Adnan Yüksek, Serap Simsek Yavuz.   

Abstract

A baby case of haematogenous rib osteomyelitis that was caused by Leuconostoc lactis was presented. The patient had high fever and an abscess formation on the right scapula. Diagnosis was made with the results of blood, bone and abscess cultures, pathological findings of the involved rib and direct bone graphies. The patient was treated succesfully with cefotaxime for 6 weeks.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17366068     DOI: 10.1080/00365540600904811

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Scand J Infect Dis        ISSN: 0036-5548


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