Rhodococcus erythropolis septic arthritis

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A woman in her 50s presented with a 4-day history of left knee pain, erythema, swelling as well as malaise and rigours 1 month after undergoing a left knee meniscectomy. She was diagnosed with left native knee septic arthritis and underwent arthroscopic irrigation and debridement of the knee; cultures from synovial tissue grew Rhodococcus erythropolis. Rhodococcus spp are soil-dwelling and livestock-dwelling bacteria which occasionally cause disease in immunocompromised hosts. Infection in immunocompetent hosts is rare, and septic arthritis secondary to Rhodococcus erythropolis has not been reported previously.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

BMJ case reports - 16(2023), 10 vom: 06. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grant, Leah M [VerfasserIn]
Seville, Maria T [VerfasserIn]
Graf, Erin H [VerfasserIn]
Vikram, Holenarasipur R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bone and joint infections
Case Reports
Journal Article
Orthopaedics

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Date Completed 10.10.2023

Date Revised 18.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2023-256864

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362961972