Lumbar Vertebral Osteomyelitis with Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Highly Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
AUTOR(ES)
Naktin, Jaan
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
We present a case of vertebral osteomyelitis with an adjacent abdominal aortic mycotic aneurysm caused by a highly penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strain. The occurrence of all three phenomena in a single patient has not been previously described. This presentation offers the opportunity to reflect on the increasing incidence of S. pneumoniae as a resistant pathogen, the treatment of highly penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae, and the etiologic agents of both vertebral osteomyelitis and mycotic aneurysm.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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