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Review
. 2007 Jun;45(6):2082-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02441-06. Epub 2007 Mar 28.

Bacterial arthritis caused by Leptotrichia amnionii

Miki Goto  1 , Shigemi Hitomi, Tomoo Ishii
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Review

Bacterial arthritis caused by Leptotrichia amnionii

Miki Goto et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Leptotrichia amnionii is an organism that rarely causes female genital tract infection. We describe a case of a male patient with arthritis on the left knee joint due to this organism.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Gram stains of the purulent fluid from the affected knee joint (a) and of organisms grown on chocolate agar after incubation under anaerobic atmosphere for 4 days (b). Arrows indicate the gram-negative organisms observed in leukocytes. Bars, 10 μm.
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