title: Pantoea agglomerans foreign body-induced septic arthritis.
abstract: A 4-year-old boy was admitted because of left knee arthritis. Synovial fluid culture yielded Pantoea agglomerans identified by 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction. Ultrasound examination revealed a foreign body in the synovial fluid. The patient underwent arthroscopy with removal of a thorn. This article highlights the need to search for a foreign body in Pantoea septic arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rave
authors.forename: Marc Victor
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Assous
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hashkes
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lebel
authors.forename: Irit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hadas-Halpern
authors.forename: Orli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Megged
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D020636:Pantoea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S