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causing bacteraemia and vertebral osteomyelitis: first report of invasive disease in a male Open Access

Abstract

(formerly ) is an anaerobic organism commonly associated with female genital flora, with rare cases of invasive disease reported in females.

We discuss the case of an 81-year-old male who presented with an acute history of back pain and signs of urinary tract infection in the context of intermittent self-urinary catheterisation. Multiple blood cultures grew with a later finding of lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis as the cause of back pain. Treatment was commenced with ampicillin, later switched to ceftriaxone, with improvement of acute signs of infection.

Gram-positive anaerobic organisms including are possibly under-recognised causes of urinary tract particularly in older males. These bacteria may prove challenging to grow in standard protocols for urine culture; anaerobic or extended incubation could be considered particularly in complicated cases of urinary tract infection without an identifiable pathogen.

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Keyword(s): anaerobic urinary tract infection , Fannyhessea vaginae and vertebral osteomyelitis
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Fannyhessea vaginae causing bacteraemia and vertebral osteomyelitis: first report of invasive disease in a male
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