Septic arthritis caused by treatment resistant Pseudomonas cepacia.
A case of septic arthritis of the knee caused by Pseudomonas cepacia following an intraarticular corticosteroid injection in a patient with a history of osteoarthritis is presented. This is the second report of this agent causing infection in a diarthrodial joint, which proved difficult to eradicate despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity.
Matteson
E L
EL
Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
McCune
W J
WJ
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular / Q000009:adverse effects; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D014640:Vancomycin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014031:Tobramycin