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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2000, p. 460-461, Vol. 38, No. 1
0095-1137/0/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Isolation of Pantoea agglomerans in Two Cases of Septic Monoarthritis after Plant Thorn and Wood Sliver Injuries

C. De Champs,1,* S. Le Seaux,2 J. J. Dubost,2 S. Boisgard,3 B. Sauvezie,2 and J. Sirot1

Service de Bactériologie,1 Service de Rhumatologie,2 and Service d'Orthopédie-Traumatologie,3 CHRU BP 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France

Received 22 February 1999/Returned for modification 31 July 1999/Accepted 27 September 1999

Arthritis after plant injury is often apparently aseptic. We report two cases due to Pantoea agglomerans. In one case, the bacterium was isolated only from the pediatric blood culture media, BACTEC Peds Plus, monitored in BACTEC 9240, and not from the other media inoculated with the joint fluid. This procedure could help improve the diagnosis of septic arthritis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Faculté de Médecine, Service de Bactériologie, 28 Place Henri Dunant, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France. Phone: 33 (0)4 73 60 80 18. Fax: 33 (0)4 73 27 74 94. E-mail: christophe-dechamps{at}u-clermont1.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2000, p. 460-461, Vol. 38, No. 1
0095-1137/0/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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