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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 1999, p. 2737-2739, Vol. 37, No. 8
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Destructive Knee Joint Infection Caused by Peptostreptococcus micros: Importance of Early Microbiological Diagnosis

Kristian Riesbeck1,* and Lennart Sanzén2

Departments of Medical Microbiology1 and Orthopedics,2 Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, S-205 02 Malmö, Sweden

Received 16 October 1998/Returned for modification 8 February 1999/Accepted 31 March 1999

Peptostreptococcus micros is a commensal of the oral cavity and the genitourinary tract that rarely causes serious infections. A case of a destructive knee joint infection with rapid progress caused by P. micros is presented. The significance of the microbiological findings was initially not acknowledged, which contributed to a nonsuccessful clinical outcome.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medical Microbiology, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, S-205 02 Malmö, Sweden. Phone: 46-40-331340. Fax: 46-40-336234. E-mail: kristian.riesbeck{at}mikrobiol.mas.lu.se.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 1999, p. 2737-2739, Vol. 37, No. 8
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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