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Case Reports
. 2015 Aug;53(8):2760-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00754-15. Epub 2015 Jun 3.

Nocardia Septic Arthritis Complicating an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

Elaine X L Yong  1 , Elaine Y L Cheong  2 , Craig S Boutlis  3 , Darren B Chen  4 , Eunice Y-T Liu  5 , Genevieve L McKew  6
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Case Reports

Nocardia Septic Arthritis Complicating an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

Elaine X L Yong et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Aug.

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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