Destructive knee joint infection caused by Peptostreptococcus micros: importance of early microbiological diagnosis.
Peptostreptococcus micros is a commensal of the oral cavity and the genitourinary tract that rarely causes serious infections. A case of a destructive knee joint infection with rapid progress caused by P. micros is presented. The significance of the microbiological findings was initially not acknowledged, which contributed to a nonsuccessful clinical outcome.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, S-205 02 Malmö, Sweden. kristian.riesbeck@mikrobiol.mas.lu.se
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D007596:Joints / Q000382:microbiology*; D007717:Knee / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*