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Review
. 1994 Sep-Oct;22(5):353-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF01715547.

An unusual case of hip septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis in an alcoholic patient

M Merle-Melet  1 , D Mainard, D Regent, C Dopff, J N Tamisier, P Ross, J P Delagoutte, A Gerard
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An unusual case of hip septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis in an alcoholic patient

M Merle-Melet et al. Infection. 1994 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

We describe a 53-year-old alcoholic man who presented with hip septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis. This arthritis involved a severe destruction of the femoral head, which was completely devitalized. Recovery was achieved after 4 months of antimicrobial therapy with imipenem/cilastatin plus metronidazole, surgical debridement of the necrotic tissues and four sessions of hyperbaric oxygen.

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