Nocardia Septic Arthritis Complicating an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair.

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.

SUBMITTER: Yong EX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4508406 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature