A case of osteomyelitis due to Leuconostoc lactis.

Koçak, Funda; Yurtseven, Nurgül; Aydemir, Numan; Yüksek, Adnan; Yavuz, Serap

doi:10.1080/00365540600904811

A case of osteomyelitis due to Leuconostoc lactis.

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Koçak F., Yurtseven N., Aydemir N., Yüksek A., Yavuz S.

Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, cilt.39, ss.278-80, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 39
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00365540600904811
Dergi Adı: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.278-80
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A baby case of haematogenous rib osteomyelitis that was caused by Leuconostoc lactis was presented. The patient had high fever and an abscess formation on the right scapula. Diagnosis was made with the results of blood, bone and abscess cultures, pathological findings of the involved rib and direct bone graphies. The patient was treated succesfully with cefotaxime for 6 weeks.