Brevundimonas vesicularis septic arthritis in an immunocompetent child.
Septic arthritis is a rapidly destructive form of joint disease. The most common causative agents in children are Staphylococcus aureus and Kingella kingae, followed by group A Streptococcus and Streptococcus pneumoniae, and in neonates, enterobacteracea and group B Streptococcus. In this paper, we describe a previously healthy toddler with septic arthritis of the shoulder joint caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis. Prompt treatment with cefuroxime resulted in a full recovery. This is the first report of septic arthritis in humans caused by this microorganism, and the first description of B. vesicularis infection in an immunocompetent child.
Sofer
Yael
Y
Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva 49202, Israel.
Zmira
Samra
S
Amir
Jacob
J
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D042063:Caulobacteraceae; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007223:Infant; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002444:Cefuroxime