Open AccessNocardia Septic Arthritis Complicating an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair
Author(s) -
Elaine X. L. Yong,
Elaine Cheong,
Craig S. Boutlis,
Darren B. Chen,
Eunice Y.-T. Liu,
Genevieve McKew
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00754-15
Subject(s) - nocardia , septic arthritis , nocardiosis , medicine , anterior cruciate ligament , arthritis , nocardia infections , knee joint , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
Nocardia infection following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) allograft reconstruction is a rare occurrence. We report a case of Nocardia infection of an allograft ACL reconstruction and septic arthritis of the knee joint due to an organism most similar to the novel Nocardia species Nocardia aobensis.
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