PMC4518021_01
Diagnostic approach for a 32-year-old male with Clostridium innocuum osteomyelitis. a (18F)-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) revealed marked uptake of FDG in the sacroiliac joint and iliac bone. b Bone marrow biopsy from iliac crest confirmed C. innocuum infection (Grambiopsy conf1000).
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Gram-positive bacteria were detected by needle aspiration biopsy of the iliac bone (Fig. 1). Gram-positive bacterium was also found in the blood culture; however, the bacteria could not be identified.