Challenges in the diagnosis of culture negative vertebral osteomyelitis in adults: case of Bartonella henselae infection

Joint Bone Spine. 2013 Dec;80(6):671-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2013.02.015. Epub 2013 Apr 23.

Authors

Olivier Grossi¹, Gerard-Antoine Denoyel, Hervé Redon, Jean-Marc Caignon, Thierry Généreau, Philippe de Faucal

Affiliation

¹ Unité de médecine interne et infectiologie, SELARL Loire Intermed, Nouvelles Cliniques Nantaises, site du Confluent, 3, rue Eric-Tabarly, 44277 Nantes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 23618804
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2013.02.015

No abstract available

Keywords: Bartonella henselae; Cat-scratch disease; Diagnosis; Vertebral osteomyelitis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacteriological Techniques
Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification*
Cat-Scratch Disease / complications
Cat-Scratch Disease / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
Osteomyelitis / microbiology
Spinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Spinal Diseases / microbiology