Corynebacterium xerosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis
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Corynebacterium xerosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis.
We report a patient who developed Corynebacterium xerosis vertebral osteomyelitis 6 months following a decompressive laminectomy. Prolonged parenteral and subsequent oral therapy for 11 months resulted in apparent cure. This is the first reported case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by C. xerosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.12.2869-2870.1989