%0 Journal Article %A Isenberg, Yonatan %A Parada, Jorge P. %T Spontaneous vertebral osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus epidermidis %D 2010 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 59 %N 5 %P 599-601 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.013730-0 %K ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate %K CRP, C reactive protein %K i.v., intravenous %I Microbiology Society, %X Few reports in the literature have documented ‘spontaneous’ vertebral osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus epidermidis. Herein, we describe a case of S. epidermidis lumbar osteomyelitis presenting as progressive back pain, but without a known port of entry or underlying pre-existing high-risk predisposing conditions. A low threshold for the consideration of infectious osteomyelitis is warranted in persons presenting with new, progressive back pain. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.013730-0