Spondylodiscitis due to Aerococcus viridans

J Med Microbiol. 2008 Apr;57(Pt 4):532-533. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.47619-0.

Abstract

Aerococcus viridans is a microaerophilic, Gram-positive, catalase-negative coccus, found singly or in tetrads. To date, no case of spondylodiscitis due to this organism has been reported. We report what we believe to be the first case of spondylodiscitis caused by A. viridans, in a patient with decompensated liver failure, and discuss the possible pathogenesis of this rather uncommon pathogen in this case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Discitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Discitis / microbiology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Streptococcaceae / classification
  • Streptococcaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / microbiology*