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. 1986 Dec;45(12):1029–1030. doi: 10.1136/ard.45.12.1029

Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus warneri.

K T Karthigasu, R A Bowman, D I Grove
PMCID: PMC1002045  PMID: 3813666

Abstract

We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis in a diabetic woman. This appears to be the first report of such an infection with the coagulase negative staphylococcus, S warneri.

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