Septic arthritis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

Indian J Pediatr. 1996 Jul-Aug;63(4):569-70. doi: 10.1007/BF02905738.

Abstract

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, a gram-negative aerobic bacillus of the family Parvobacteriaceae which is a normal inhabitant of the oral flora, is a rare cause of human infection. We report a case of septic arthritis caused by this organism in an uncompromised child.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacillus Infections / diagnosis
  • Actinobacillus Infections / drug therapy
  • Actinobacillus Infections / microbiology*
  • Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans* / drug effects
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
  • Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee / microbiology
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Penicillins