Arthritis due to a penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Saudi Arabia.
A case of arthritis due to a penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a 29-year-old lady is reported. The organism was isolated from the synovial fluid of the affected joint. Isolation of penicillinase-producing N. gonorrhoeae from such fluid has only rarely been reported. However, this is probably the first reported case from the Middle East and surrounding areas.
Kambal
A M
AM
Dept. of Pathology and Microbiology (32), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010405:Penicillinase; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology
D002443:Ceftriaxone; D010405:Penicillinase