brl-28500 and Discitis

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cervical Vertebrae; Clavulanic Acids; Discitis; Eating; Electric Power Supplies; Follow-Up Studies; Foreign Bodies; Humans; Infant; Infusions, Intravenous; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Neck Pain; Radiography; Risk Assessment; Ticarcillin; Treatment Outcome

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia has long been known to cause significant morbidity and mortality. The optimal treatment of this disease has evolved over the years. Recently, criteria have been established for the use of shorter courses of antibiotic therapy in certain patients, most notably those with an easily removed source of the bacteremia. We present the case of a 55-year-old man with S aureus bacteremia unrelated to an intravascular device. He was treated with "short-course" antibiotic therapy, and lumbar diskitis and an epidural abscess developed.

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteremia; beta-Lactamase Inhibitors; Cefazolin; Cephalosporins; Clavulanic Acids; Discitis; Drug Therapy, Combination; Enzyme Inhibitors; Epidural Abscess; Follow-Up Studies; Foot Diseases; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae; Male; Middle Aged; Osteomyelitis; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Ticarcillin; Vancomycin