Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria is a rare disease, with only 31 cases and one nosocomial outbreak reported in the literature (MedLine review between 1965 and December 2003). The clinical features are often indistinguishable from those of pyogenic osteomyelitis. Early d...

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Published inClinical microbiology and infection Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. 951 - 953
Main Authors Petitjean, G., Fluckiger, U., Schären, S., Laifer, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2004
Blackwell Science Ltd
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae - microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacteria
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - epidemiology
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - pathogenicity
osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis - epidemiology
Osteomyelitis - microbiology
Spinal Diseases - epidemiology
Spinal Diseases - microbiology
Thoracic Vertebrae - microbiology
vertebral osteomyelitis
osteomyelitis
vertebral osteomyelitis
Mycobacteria
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Summary:Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria is a rare disease, with only 31 cases and one nosocomial outbreak reported in the literature (MedLine review between 1965 and December 2003). The clinical features are often indistinguishable from those of pyogenic osteomyelitis. Early diagnosis of such infections is a major challenge because of the slow growth of these microorganisms. No consensus guidelines for the treatment of these infections exist. Prolonged anti-mycobacterial therapy in combination with surgical debridement is recommended.
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ISSN:1198-743X
1469-0691
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00949.x