Septic Arthritis of the Knee Due to Fusobacterium necrophorum

AUTOR(ES)

Sonsale, Paresh D

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Gram-negative, anaerobic bacilli are unusual organisms to be isolated in cases of acute septic arthritis. We report the isolation of Fusobacterium necrophorum from joint aspirate in a case of acute septic arthritis, which presented 3 weeks after the drainage of a dental abscess.

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