title: Peptostreptococcus magnus septic arthritis--a report and review of the English literature.
abstract: We describe a 30-year-old female presenting with synovitis of the left 4th proximal interphalangeal joint. Anaerobic cultures of the synovial membrane grew Peptostreptococcus magnus. The synovitis resolved after a course of intravenous penicillin G. The role of the anaerobic bacterium Peptostreptococcus magnus in joint infections is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, University Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D010400:Penicillin G