Graham Simon, Howes Claire, Dunsmuir Robert, Sandoe Jonathan
Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University of Leeds, School of Medicine, Clarendon Wing A, Leeds General Infirmary Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Academic Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, School of Medicine, Old Medical School, Thoresby Place, Leeds General Infirmary Teaching Hospitals, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
J Med Microbiol. 2009 Oct;58(Pt 10):1382-1384. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.007781-0. Epub 2009 Jun 18.
Gardnerella vaginalis is a facultative anaerobic Gram-variable pleomorphic rod that forms part of the normal vaginal flora. It is most commonly associated with infection of the genital tract in women, but recognition of extravaginal G. vaginalis infection is becoming more frequent. We describe an unusual case of G. vaginalis vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis in a 38-year-old woman with no apparent predisposing factors.
阴道加德纳菌是一种兼性厌氧、革兰氏染色可变的多形性杆菌,是正常阴道菌群的一部分。它最常与女性生殖道感染相关,但阴道外的阴道加德纳菌感染的认识正变得越来越普遍。我们描述了一例38岁无明显易感因素的女性发生阴道加德纳菌性椎体骨髓炎和椎间盘炎的罕见病例。