2017
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2486-6
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Spondylodiscitis in a healthy 12-year-old girl with Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) bacteraemia

Abstract: Background Escherichia coli (E. coli) is rarely implicated in bone or joint infections in children.Case presentationWe discuss the case of a healthy 12-year-old girl with an E. coli bacteraemia and a T11-T12 spondylodiscitis revealed by magnetic resonance imaging. The strain harboured serogroup O1:K1 and virulence factors common to highly virulent extra intestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC). Immunological work-up was normal.ConclusionThe identification of E. coli in a spondylodiscitis should lead to the search… Show more

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“…Escherichia coli is the normal flora of gastrointestinal tract in all humans (5,9). Some types of this mi- croorganism could cause a wide range of gastrointestinal and extra-gastrointestinal infections, most commonly gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections, bacteremia and neonatal meningitis (9).…”
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“…Escherichia coli is the normal flora of gastrointestinal tract in all humans (5,9). Some types of this mi- croorganism could cause a wide range of gastrointestinal and extra-gastrointestinal infections, most commonly gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections, bacteremia and neonatal meningitis (9).…”
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“…Escherichia coli also is a rare cause of bone and joint infections in children. Nevertheless, it is the most common Gram-negative bacilli that could cause spondylodiscitis in adults (5). In developing countries, E. coli, Proteus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis are usual causes of spondylodiscitis after Staphylococcus aureus as the most common agent.…”
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