title: Septic arthritis of the knee due to Fusobacterium necrophorum.
abstract: Gram-negative, anaerobic bacilli are unusual organisms to be isolated in cases of acute septic arthritis. We report the isolation of Fusobacterium necrophorum from joint aspirate in a case of acute septic arthritis, which presented 3 weeks after the drainage of a dental abscess.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Paresh D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Sonsale
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Philipson
authors.forename: Jilean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bowskill
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male