Nocardia Septic Arthritis Complicating an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair.

نویسندگان

  • Elaine X L Yong
  • Elaine Y L Cheong
  • Craig S Boutlis
  • Darren B Chen
  • Eunice Y-T Liu
  • Genevieve L McKew
چکیده

Nocardia infection following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) allograft reconstruction is a rare occurrence. We report a case of Nocardia infection of an allograft ACL reconstruction and septic arthritis of the knee joint due to an organism most similar to the novel Nocardia species Nocardia aobensis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 53 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015