title: Sternoclavicular joint infection due to Bacteroides oralis.
abstract: A 60-year-old man in good health with no history of intravenous drug abuse was hospitalized for sternoclavicular joint pain and swelling. His complicated course required extensive debridement of the sternoclavicular joint. An insidious course, negative blood culture and requirement for surgery is common in infections of this joint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salgado
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mulero
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001175:Arthrography; D001442:Bacteroides Infections; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed