Septic arthritis caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum following vascular graft sepsis.
A case of septic arthritis caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum in a native hip joint occurred in an adult man following contralateral vascular graft sepsis, and was successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin followed by oral doxycycline and rifampicin. To the authors' knowledge, this is the only reported case of septic arthritis due to C. amycolatum.
Clarke
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Department of Microbiology, North Manchester General Hospital, Crumpsall, UK.
Qamruddin
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Taylor
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Panigrahi
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000382:microbiology / Q000637:transplantation; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D014640:Vancomycin; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin