title: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens septic arthritis following puncture with a Coxspur Hawthorn thorn.
abstract: Curtobacterium species are recognized plant pathogens. We report the first well-documented case of Curtobacterium human infection, a child with septic arthritis following puncture with a Coxspur Hawthorn plant thorn. The organism isolated from synovial tissue and the plant thorn was identified as Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Microbiology, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. michelle.francis@southernhealth.org.au
authors.forename: Michelle J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: Richard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: Minoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hamblin
authors.forename: Samar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ojaimi
authors.forename: Tony M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Korman
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D027825:Crataegus; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S