TY - JOUR T1 - Septic arthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction secondary to <em>Clostridium sporogenes</em>; a rare clinical pathogen JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 820 LP - 821 DO - 10.1136/jcp.2010.084434 VL - 64 IS - 9 AU - Teresa Inkster AU - Claire Cordina AU - Alexander Siegmeth Y1 - 2011/09/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/64/9/820.abstract N2 - A case of septic arthritis post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction secondary to Clostridium sporogenes is described in a 19-year-old man. C sporogenes is a rare clinical pathogen and this is believed to be the first case of septic arthritis due to the organism. The patient responded to arthroscopic washout, synovectomy and combination antibiotic therapy. A review of the literature is also presented. ER -