Destructive knee joint infection caused by Peptostreptococcus micros: Importance of early microbiological diagnosis

Authors
Riesbeck, K Sanzen, L
Citation
K. Riesbeck et L. Sanzen, Destructive knee joint infection caused by Peptostreptococcus micros: Importance of early microbiological diagnosis, J CLIN MICR, 37(8), 1999, pp. 2737-2739
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2737 - 2739
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199908)37:8<2737:DKJICB>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Peptostreptococcus micros is a commensal of the oral cavity and the genitou rinary tract that rarely causes serious infections. A case of a destructive knee joint infection with rapid progress caused by P. micros is presented. The significance of the microbiological findings was initially not acknowl edged, which contributed to a nonsuccessful clinical outcome.