Septic Knee Arthritis Caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis After Intraarticular Injection Therapy
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
;
: 95-98, 2015.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-19402
ABSTRACT
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus. However, it causes various clinically important human infections and behaves similar to Staphylococcus aureus. S. lugdunensis reportedly causes infective endocarditis, skin and soft tissue infection, bone and joint infection, septicemia, endarteritis, urinary tract infection, ocular infection, and peritonitis. There are no reports of septic arthritis by this organism in Korea. We presented a case of septic arthritis due to S. lugdunensis in an elderly patient with diabetes mellitus after an intra-articular injection.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Peritonitis
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Arthritis
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Skin
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Staphylococcus
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Urinary Tract Infections
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Arthritis, Infectious
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Eye Infections
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Soft Tissue Infections
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Sepsis
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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