Open AccessSeptic arthritis of the hip joint due to Bacteroides fragilis in a paraplegic patient
Author(s) -
Anna Shalman,
Asaf Acker,
Alexander Shalman,
Dmitry Frank,
Abraham Borer,
Leonid Koyfman,
Vladimir Kotlovker,
Lisa Saidel-Odes,
Ohad Gabay,
Moti Klein,
Evgeni Brotfain
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
access microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2516-8290
DOI - 10.1099/acmi.0.000071
Subject(s) - bacteroides fragilis , septic arthritis , medicine , arthritis , gastrointestinal tract , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology , antibiotics
Septic arthritis of native joints is a potentially life-threatening disease. The most frequently isolated pathogens are Gram-positive cocci.Bacteroides fragilisis a rare pathogen in joint infections and is usually associated with immunocompromised and debilitated patients. Most cases ofB. fragilisjoint infection are related to skin or local perineal infections or are secondary toB. fragilisbacteraemia from another source, for example from the gastrointestinal tract. We present a clinical case ofB. fragilisseptic arthritis involving a native hip joint in a previously healthy paraplegic patient.