@article{oai:kindai.repo.nii.ac.jp:00010593,
 author = {Tsukamoto, Ichiro and Ikeda, Terumasa and Akagi, Masao},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {ACTA MEDICA KINKI UNIVERSITY},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {[Abstract] We presented the case of a 79-year-old man who complained of severe back pain and lower leg muscular weakness. He was a compromisedhost with type 2 diabetes and had been administrated many antibiotics, including vancomycin and antibiotic-resistant Lactobacillus preparation for cholangitis and aspiration pneumonia. MRI scans revealed prevertebral fluid collection and vertebral discitis between third and fourth lumbar vertebrae (L3/4) and L4/5. We performed X-ray guided needle aspiration and lavage in the discs of L3/4 and L4/5. Only Lactobacillus sp. was isolated from the transparent fluids and the lavage fluids. C-reactive protein became negative within 17 days after the lavage. Muscle strength in the lower legs alsorecovered to manual muscle testing grade 5 in a month. This case showed that compromised hosts should be considered to be a risk for Lactobacillus infections in orthopedics., application/pdf},
 pages = {127--130},
 title = {Vertebral discitis caused by Lactobacillus infection},
 volume = {39},
 year = {2014},
 yomi = {ツカモト, イチロウ and イケダ, テルマサ and アカギ, マサオ}
}