Septic arthritis of a native knee joint due to Corynebacterium striatum.
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We report a case of septic arthritis of a native knee joint due to Corynebacterium striatum, a rare and unusual cause of septic arthritis of native joints. The isolate was identified by a combination of phenotypic, mass spectrometric, and nucleic acid-based assays and exhibited high-level resistance to most antimicrobials.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 52 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014