Two cases of Leclercia adecarboxylata septic arthritis in immunocompetent paediatric patients | Zendy

Ramesh Arasu | Zendy; Yean H Ewe | Zendy; Abavasankar Sundaram | Zendy; David A. Foley | Zendy; Anita Campbell | Zendy; Timothy Robin William Fletcher | Zendy; Pamela Palasanthiran | Zendy; Arnold Suzuki | Zendy

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Two cases of Leclercia adecarboxylata septic arthritis in immunocompetent paediatric patients

Author(s) -

Ramesh Arasu,

Yean H Ewe,

Abavasankar Sundaram,

David A. Foley,

Anita Campbell,

Timothy Robin William Fletcher,

Pamela Palasanthiran,

Arnold Suzuki

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

access microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2516-8290

DOI - 10.1099/acmi.0.000325

Subject(s) - septic arthritis , medicine , arthritis , antibiotics , presentation (obstetrics) , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Leclercia adecarboxylata is a rare cause of septic arthritis in children, and has intrinsic resistance to common antibiotics. We describe two cases of L. adecarboxylata septic arthritis in children that required re-presentation to hospital with prolonged treatment, and highlight the importance of considering L. adecarboxylata as a potential cause of infection among children with penetrating injuries and associated environmental exposure.

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