First Reported Human Case of Spondylodiscitis by <i>Staphylococcus condimenti</i>: A Case Report and Literature Review
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- Kobayashi Tatsuya
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Nakajima Koji
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Oshima Yasushi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Ikeda Mahoko
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Kitaura Satoshi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Ikeuchi Kazuhiko
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Okamoto Koh
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Okada Yuta
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Ohama Yuki
- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Higurashi Yoshimi
- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Okugawa Shu
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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- Moriya Kyoji
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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<p>Staphylococcus condimenti is a Gram-positive coccus that was first isolated from soy sauce mash. Only four cases of human S. condimenti infections have been reported to date. We herein report the first case of spondylodiscitis caused by S. condimenti. A 72-year-old Japanese man complaining of lower back pain and numbness in his legs was diagnosed with spondylodiscitis. A computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy was performed. A culture of the intravertebral disc aspirate yielded S. condimenti. The result was confirmed using gene sequencing methods. The patient was successfully treated without relapse. This case shows that S. condimenti can be pathogenic and cause invasive infection. </p>
Journal
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- Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine 60 (4), 635-637, 2021-02-15
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine