Commensal danger: Complicated endocarditis with Staphylococcus capitis spondylodiscitis
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endocarditis, spondylodiscitis, commensal, staphylococcus capitis.Abstract
Spondylodiscitis is an infrequent, but potentially serious infection. It is uncommon as a complication of infective endocarditis and seems to be associated with systemic embolization. This case reports to a patient presented with history of general deterioration and fever of unknown origin, complicated
with lumbar pain, and a diagnosis of Staphylococcus capitis endocarditis complicated with spondylodiscitis was reached. This agent (usually a commensal) is an uncommon cause of both diseases, in the absence of prosthetic or surgery related infection. As such, this case highlights the importance of considering commensal agents as capable of causing potentially serious infections, as well as not immediately disregarding positive hemocultures for them, as contaminations.
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