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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep-Oct;14(5):301-302.
doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2017.01.013. Epub 2017 Mar 7.

Septic arthritis in a native knee due to Corynebacterium striatum

[Article in English, Spanish]
Juan Molina Collada  1 , Alicia Rico Nieto  2 , Macarena Díaz de Bustamante Ussia  3 , Alejandro Balsa Criado  4
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Case Reports

Septic arthritis in a native knee due to Corynebacterium striatum

[Article in English, Spanish]
Juan Molina Collada et al. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed). 2018 Sep-Oct.
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Abstract

We describe a case of septic arthritis in a native knee due to Corynebacterium striatum, gram-positive bacilli that are usually commensal organisms of skin and mucosal membranes, but are seldom implicated in native septic arthritis. An 84-year-old man with Corynebacterium striatum septic arthritis of his native left knee and no response to conventional antibiotic therapy. Thus, the patient was allowed to take dalbavancin for compassionate use, with an excellent clinical outcome. This case emphasizes de role of Corynebacterium striatum in native joint infections and highlights the importance of early detection and appropriate treatment in improving the clinical outcome.

Keywords: Arthritis; Artritis; Corynebacterium striatum; Dalbavancin; Dalbavancina.

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