Septic arthritis of the knee joint secondary to prevotella bivia

Authors

• Salman A. Salman, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Salim A. Baharoon, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Prevotella bivia is an obligatory anaerobic, gram-negative rod, which often produces a detectable beta-lactamase. To date, there has been only 3 descriptions of septic arthritis secondary to this microorganism in a patients pre-existing sever joint disease like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis or after joint prosthesis. We are reporting the first case of septic arthritis due to Prevotella bivia in a patient with no pre-existing joint symptoms.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

426

Last Page

428

Recommended Citation

Salman, Salman A. and Baharoon, Salim A. (2009) "Septic arthritis of the knee joint secondary to prevotella bivia," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 30: Iss. 3, Article 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.4667