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Community-acquired osteomyelitis caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum: case report and literature review.

Abstract
Chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum was observed in a woman with steroid use. Her chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis was cured with ciprofloxacin. English literature review found 4 cases of bone-joint infection due to C. meningosepticum. The implications of treatment with a fluoroquinolone were discussed.
AuthorsChen-Hsiang Lee, Wei-Che Lin, Ju-Hsin Chia, Lin-Hui Su, Chun-Chih Chien, Ai-Hsiu Mao, Jien-Wei Liu
JournalDiagnostic microbiology and infectious disease (Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis) Vol. 60 Issue 1 Pg. 89-93 (Jan 2008) ISSN: 0732-8893 [Print] United States
PMID17889489 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Steroids
  • Ciprofloxacin
Topics
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Chryseobacterium (isolation & purification)
  • Ciprofloxacin (therapeutic use)
  • Community-Acquired Infections (drug therapy, microbiology)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lumbar Vertebrae (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
  • Osteomyelitis (drug therapy, microbiology)
  • Radiography
  • Steroids (adverse effects, therapeutic use)

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