A 76-year-old woman presented following two episodes of unexplained falls at home. Blood cultures were positive for and following investigations she was diagnosed with L4/L5 spondylodiscitis confirmed on spine MRI. She was initially treated with intravenous metronidazole and flucloxacillin prior to switching to ceftriaxone with good results. No primary cause of bacteraemia was found in this case. is a rare cause of spondylodiscitis.
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