Veillonella parvula Septicemia and Osteomyelitis
Authors: KENNETH A. BORCHARDT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1977)

Letters1 January 1977Veillonella parvula Septicemia and OsteomyelitisKENNETH A. BORCHARDT, PH.D., MICHAEL BAKER, M.D., ROBERT GELBER, M.D.KENNETH A. BORCHARDT, PH.D., MICHAEL BAKER, M.D., ROBERT GELBER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-86-1-63 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the past decade there has been much interest in the significance and role that nonsporulating anaerobes have in various types of clinical infections. Implicating these bacteria as pathogens in most septic conditions is impossible without first demonstrating them in vitro (1). Whereas a diversity of soft-tissue infections involves anaerobes, these bacteria are neither common pathogens in osteomyelitis nor in pyogenic arthritis (2). This is the first case report of osteomyelitis involving the Gram-negative anaerobic coccus Veillonella parvula.A 54-year-old diabetic Indian woman attempted to shave a callus on the ball of her right foot, which subsequently became infected. The...References1. GORBACHBARTLETT SJ: Anaerobic infections. N Engl J Med 290:1177-1184, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. WALDVOGELMEDOFFSWARTZ FGM: Osteomyelitis: a review of clinical features, therapeutic considerations and unusual aspects. N Engl J Med 282:198-206, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DOWELLHAWKINS VT: Laboratory Methods In Anaerobic Bacteriology. CDC Laboratory Manual. Atlanta, Center for Disease Control, 1974, p. 34 Google Scholar4. LAMBEDEL BEVE DV: The incidence and clinical significance of anaerobic cocci in certain infections. Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 23-28 April 1972, Philadelphia Google Scholar5. KELLYWILOWSKEWASHINGTON PCJ: Comparison of gram-negative bacillary and staphylococcal osteomyelitis of the femur and tibia. Clin Orthop 96:70-75, 1973 CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ZIMENTMILLERFINEGOLD ILS: Nonsporulating anaerobic bacteria in osteomyelitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 7:77-85, 1968 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: U.S. Public Health Service Hospital 15th and Lake Streets San Francisco, CA 94118 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVeillonella parvula spondylodiscitisLytic lesions: looking lethal but leaving room for a simple cure? A case of Veillonella spinal osteomyelitisA Case of Penicillin-Resistant Veillonella Prosthetic Joint Infection of the KneeNon-vertebral Veillonella species septicemia and osteomyelitis in a patient with diabetes: a case report and review of the literatureSepsis Caused by Veillonella parvula Infection in a 17-Year-Old Patient with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia (Bruton's Disease)The Genus VeillonellaWas isolation of Veillonella from spinal osteomyelitis possible due to poor tissue perfusion?Veillonella parvula bacteremia without an underlying sourceVeillonella infections in childrenFortuitous detection of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by an uncommon etiologic agentBacterial Meningitis Caused by Veillonella ParvulaBilateral abscessed orchiepididymitis associated with sepsis caused by Veillonella parvula and Clostridium perfringens: case report and review of the literatureOsteomyelitis caused by Veillonella 1 January 1977Volume 86, Issue 1Page: 63-64KeywordsArthritisBacteriaBacterial pathogensOsteomyelitisSepsis Issue Published: 1 January 1977 PDF downloadLoading ...