Septic arthritis of the hip joint due to <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> in a paraplegic patient.

Shalman, Anna; Acker, Asaf; Shalman, Alexander; Frank, Dmitry; Borer, Abraham; Koyfman, Leonid; Kotlovker, Vladimir; Saidel-Odes, Lisa; Gabay, Ohad; Klein, Moti; Brotfain, Evgeni

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

Shalman, Anna; Acker, Asaf; Shalman, Alexander; Frank, Dmitry; Borer, Abraham; Koyfman, Leonid; Kotlovker, Vladimir; Saidel-Odes, Lisa; Gabay, Ohad; Klein, Moti; Brotfain, Evgeni.

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Shalman A; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Acker A; Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Shalman A; Department of Radiology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Frank D; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Borer A; Infection Control Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Koyfman L; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Kotlovker V; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Saidel-Odes L; Infection Control Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Gabay O; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Klein M; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Brotfain E; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.

Access Microbiol ; 1(10): e000071, 2019.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32974505

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

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.

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Bacteroides fragilis; critical care; native joint; septic arthritis

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