Table 1 Previously reported cases of osteomyelitis caused by Veillonella
Number of patients (reference) | Age (year)/sex | Culture result | Underlying disease/risk factors | Type of bone/soft tissue | Antibiotic therapy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Blood | Bone/disc | Â | Â | Â | |
1. (This study) | 49/M | Veillonella sp. | NR | Diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot | Foot bone (Calcenous) | Imipenem |
2. Marriott[7] | 55/M | V. parvula | V. parvula | Colonoscopy | Lumbar spine discitis | Ceftriaxone |
3. Singh[8] | 61/F | V. parvula | V. parvula | Sjogren’s syndrome, xerostomia- | Thora columbar spine | Ceftriaxone |
4. Bongaerts[9] | 74/M | NR | V. parvula | None | Spine | Penicillin |
5. Hidalgo[10] | 70/M | NR | V. parvula | None | Spine | US |
6 . Isner-Horobeti[11] | 27/M | NR | Veillonella sp. | None | Lumbar spondylodiscitis | Amoxicillin |
7. Kishen[12] | 76/F | Veillonella sp. | Veillonella sp. | None | Lumbar spondylodiscitis and paraspinal space abscesses | Spinal surgery + Cefotaxime/metronidazole |
8. Barnhart[13] | 31/M | NR | Veillonella sp. | Cervical vertebral fracture/Post cervical spine fusion | Cervical spine and retropharyngeal abscess | Penicillin G + abscess drainage |
9. Borchardt[14] | 54/F | V. parvula | V. parvula | Diabetes mellitus and foot shaving injury | Phalanx and metatarsal bone and cellulitis | Excision of infected bone + penicillin |