Bilateral septic arthritis of the knee caused by group B streptococci: a case report

Bilateral septic arthritis of the knee caused by group B streptococci: a case report

Septic arthritis (SA) remains to be a critical diagnosis for a swollen knee at the emergency department. Here, we report a rare case of bilateral knee arthritis in a 59-year-old diabetic woman who had been immobilized 5 months prior to admission. Her right knee swelling exacerbated in 10 days leadin...

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Main Authors: Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Ramazanali Alizadeh, Mohammadreza Salehi, Arash Seifi, Mojgan Seifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Septic arthritis
Streptococcus agalactiae
Diabetes mellitus
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/2003

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