TABLE 1.
Previously reported cases of discitis or vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Veillonella species
| No. of patients (source or reference) | Age (yr)/sexa | Culture result
|
Underlying disease/risk factors | Antibiotic therapy | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | Bone/disc | |||||
| 1 (this study) | 55/M | V. parvula | V. parvula | Colonoscopy and endoscopy | Ceftriaxone | Cure |
| 1 (20) | 61/F | V. parvula | V. parvula | Sjogren's syndrome, xerostomia | Ceftriaxone | Cure |
| 1 (2) | 74/M | Not reported | V. parvula | None | Penicillin | Cure |
| 1 (7) | 70/M | Not reported | V. parvula | None | Unspecified | Cure |
| 1 (9) | 27/M | Not reported | Veillonella sp. | None | Amoxicillin | Cure |
a
M, male; F, female.