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Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis due to Citrobacter freundii and Haemophilus influenzae type b
Author(s) -
STRICKER T,
FRÖHLICH S,
NADAL D
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00161.x
Subject(s) - citrobacter freundii , medicine , septic arthritis , citrobacter , fosfomycin , coinfection , osteomyelitis , microbiology and biotechnology , haemophilus influenzae , arthritis , immunology , enterobacter , antibiotics , enterobacteriaceae , escherichia coli , biology , biochemistry , virus , gene
This report describes dual infection with Citrobacter freundii and Haemophilus influenzae type b causing septic arthritis and osteomyelitis of the elbow in a previously healthy 5‐year‐old boy. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous fosfomycin for 4 weeks. Infections with Citrobacter beyond the neonatal period are rare in paediatric patients. When Citrobacter spp. is isolated, coinfection with other bacterial pathogens should be considered.