Infectious hematogenous lumbar spondylodiscitis caused by Actinotignum schaalii in a 74-year-old man: A case report.

•Haematogenous bacterial spondylodiscitis due to infection with a well-treatable but easily overlooked and often underdiagnosed pathogen.•An argument against short pedicle screw instrumentation, when urgent surgical therapy of the infected spine is required, in patients with PD and poor general condition.•Especially in cases where a bacterial infection is suspected clinically and by imaging, the detection of germs must be forced by all means in order to be able to treat the patients well.