Was isolation of Veillonella from spinal osteomyelitis possible due to poor tissue perfusion?

From a needle biopsy of the body of the 12th thoracic vertebra in a 74-year-old man with spinal osteomyelitis a Veillonella parvula was isolated. The significance of this bacterium as lactic acid indicator has been considered and discussed. Since this strictly anaerobic bacterium mainly uses lactic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical hypotheses 2004, Vol.63 (4), p.659-661
Hauptverfasser:	Bongaerts, G.P.A., Schreurs, B.W., Lunel, F.Verduyn, Lemmens, J.A.M., Pruszczynski, M., Merkx, M.A.W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Humans Lactic Acid - metabolism Male Osteomyelitis - diagnosis Osteomyelitis - microbiology Osteomyelitis - pathology Thoracic Vertebrae - blood supply Thoracic Vertebrae - microbiology Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology Veillonella - isolation & purification Veillonella - metabolism Veillonella - pathogenicity
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