Unusual CNS infection Unusual spinal cord infection Spinal cord abscess Increased susceptibility to infection of the spinal cord, as manifested by infectious myelitis, spinal epidural or intradural abscess, or spinal cord compression due to infectious spondylodiscitis occuring in an unusual clinical context such as an atypical causative organism, absence of the usual predisposing factors, or by occurrence in the context of immune deficiency. Principal causative agents include bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis), fungi (Aspergillus species, Candida species), and viruses (enteroviruses, VZV, CMV). Infectious myelitis Infectious spinal cord compression Spinal intradural abscess Unusual myelitis