Ullman R F, Strampfer M J, Cunha B A
Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501.
Heart Lung. 1988 May;17(3):319-21.
Vertebral osteomyelitis is a disease most often encountered in the adult population, especially in the elderly. The usual etiologic agent is Staphylococcus aureus. We report a case of Streptococcus mutans endocarditis resulting in hematogenous osteomyelitis of the lumbar vertebrae.