Olivia Katharina Mueller

Hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis caused by vaginal microbiota: metagenomic resolution of a polymicrobial anaerobic case

Abstract We describe a rare case of a 35-year-old female patient suffering from polymicrobial hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis caused by vaginal microbiota following sexual intercourse. Anaerobic blood cultures yielded Fannyhessea vaginae and Gemelliphila asaccharolytica , an...