Markus H S, Allison S P
Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 1989 Dec;65(770):941-2. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.65.770.941.
Two cases of vertebral osteomyelitis presenting with secondary Staphylococcus aureus meningitis are described. In staphylococcal meningitis a search for a primary source should include the lower vertebral spine.