RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 820
OP 821
DO 10.1136/jcp.2010.084434
VO 64
IS 9
A1 Teresa Inkster
A1 Claire Cordina
A1 Alexander Siegmeth
YR 2011
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/64/9/820.abstract
AB 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.