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Abstract
Osteomyelitis secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae in any location is rare. We present herein a patient with pneumococcal vertebral body osteomyelitis following prior trauma to the same region. Trauma is an important predisposing factor in the pathogenesis of vertebral osteomyelitis.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3709096 DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(86)90094-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803