title: Moraxella septic arthritis of the knee joint: a case report.
abstract: Moraxella osloensis pyarthrosis of the knee joint is an unusual infection. The diagnosis can be quite difficult since the organism is fastidious in its growth characteristics. This case report presents an adult with M. osloensis sepsis of the knee, which could only be diagnosed by arthroscopic synovial biopsy and culture. Moreover, arthroscopy played a critical role in the definitive therapy.
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009016:Moraxella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology