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Septic arthritis of the hip joint due to Bacteroides fragilis in a paraplegic patient

Septic arthritis of native joints is a potentially life-threatening disease. The most frequently isolated pathogens are Gram-positive cocci. Bacteroides fragilis is a rare pathogen in joint infections and is usually associated with immunocompromised and debilitated patients. Most cases of B. fragili...

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Autores principales: Shalman, Anna, Acker, Asaf, Shalman, Alexander, Frank, Dmitry, Borer, Abraham, Koyfman, Leonid, Kotlovker, Vladimir, Saidel-Odes, Lisa, Gabay, Ohad, Klein, Moti, Brotfain, Evgeni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7491937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32974505
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000071
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Sumario:Septic arthritis of native joints is a potentially life-threatening disease. The most frequently isolated pathogens are Gram-positive cocci. Bacteroides fragilis is a rare pathogen in joint infections and is usually associated with immunocompromised and debilitated patients. Most cases of B. fragilis joint infection are related to skin or local perineal infections or are secondary to B. fragilis bacteraemia from another source, for example from the gastrointestinal tract. We present a clinical case of B. fragilis septic arthritis involving a native hip joint in a previously healthy paraplegic patient.