Open AccessRoseomonas Spinal Epidural Abscess Complicating Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Author(s) -
Sofia Maraki,
Vasiliki Bantouna,
Efstratios Lianoudakis,
Ioannis M. Stavrakakis,
Efstathia Scoulica
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00512-13
Subject(s) - lumbar , medicine , epidural abscess , abscess , differential diagnosis , surgery , spinal fusion , anatomy , pathology
The first case of a spinal epidural abscess caused byRoseomonas mucosa following instrumented posterior lumbar fusion is presented. Although rare, because of its highly resistant profile,Roseomonas species should be included in the differential diagnosis of epidural abscesses in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts.
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