CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM SCOLIOSIS SURGICAL SITE INFECTION

Corynebacterium Jeikeium is a pathogen rarely involved in orthopaedic infections. Till date only 14 cases of osteomyelitis are described in the literature, envolving the tibia, foot and prosthethic (hip and joint) infection. To our knowledge, Corynebacterium Jeikeium as not been reported as an infectious agent of the spine. Our goal is to describe a case of scoliosis surgical site infection by a Corynebacterium Jeikeium specimen.This is a retrospective and descriptive case report based on data from clinical records, patient observation and analysis of complementary exams.We present a 24 year old female with a history of premature birth, West syndrome, spastic cerebral palsy and spina bifida. She was sent to our consult for evaluation of dorsolombar scoliosis. In October of 2014, she was submitted to surgery – posterior spine arthrodesis and instrumentation (D10 to L5) with bilateral pedicle screws and two chromium-cobalt bars. The early post-operative period was without complications. She was discharge at...