PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS FOREIGN BODY-INDUCED SEPTIC ARTHRITIS

作者：Rave Omer; Assous Marc Victor; Hashkes Philip J; Lebel Ehud; Hadas Halpern Irit; Megged Orli^*

来源：Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2012, 31(12): 1311-1312.

DOI：10.1097/INF.0b013e31826fd434

• Pantoea agglomerans
• septic arthritis
• foreign body
• polymerase chain reaction

A 4-year-old boy was admitted because of left knee arthritis. Synovial fluid culture yielded Pantoea agglomerans identified by 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction. Ultrasound examination revealed a foreign body in the synovial fluid. The patient underwent arthroscopy with removal of a thorn. This article highlights the need to search for a foreign body in Pantoea septic arthritis.

• 出版日期2012-12