Septic Arthritis Due to Streptococcus sanguis
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Acute septic arthritis due to Streptococcus sanguis.
OBJECTIVE To present a case of acute septic arthritis due to Streptococcussanguis, a member of the viridans group streptococci. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 73-year-old woman presented with fever and increasing swelling and pain of the right knee several weeks after she had been treated for severe periodontal disease. Arthrocentesis yielded purulent synovial fluid. S. sanguis was ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.4065/77.7.709