title: Septic arthritis caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum in an elbow joint prosthesis.
abstract: Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is a Gram-negative bacillus historically associated with meningitis and sepsis in premature neonates. Clinicians should suspect this organism when Gram-negative bacilli are seen on Gram-stain and culture, particularly in immunocompromised patients, and in cases of disrupted host tissue integrity. We report the first case of septic arthritis due to this organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA, USA. rituakumar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D045247:Chryseobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D045826:Flavobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000150:complications*