Septic arthritis caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum following vascular graft sepsis

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作者
Clarke, R [1 ]
Qamruddin, A [1 ]
Taylor, M [1 ]
Panigrahi, H [1 ]
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[1] N Manchester Gen Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Manchester M8 5RB, Lancs, England
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10.1016/S0163-4453(99)90082-8
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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A case of septic arthritis caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum in a native hip joint occurred in an adult man Following contralateral vascular graft sepsis, and was successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin followed by oral doxycycline and rifampicin. To the authors' knowledge, this is the only reported case of septic arthritis due to C. amycolatum.
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