1. Nocardia Septic Arthritis Complicating an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair
- Author
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Darren B. Chen, Genevieve McKew, Craig S. Boutlis, Eunice Y.-T. Liu, Elaine X. L. Yong, and Elaine Y. L. Cheong
- Subjects
Microbiology (medical) ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Knee Joint ,Anterior cruciate ligament ,Arthritis ,Nocardia Infections ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Case Reports ,Nocardia species ,Nocardia ,medicine ,Humans ,Surgical Wound Infection ,Anterior Cruciate Ligament ,Nocardia aobensis ,Arthritis, Infectious ,biology ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,musculoskeletal system ,Allografts ,Surgery ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,surgical procedures, operative ,Septic arthritis ,business ,human activities - Abstract
Nocardia infection following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) allograft reconstruction is a rare occurrence. We report a case of Nocardia infection of an allograft ACL reconstruction and septic arthritis of the knee joint due to an organism most similar to the novel Nocardia species Nocardia aobensis .
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- 2015