A case of septic arthritis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in an HIV patient.

ABSTRACT: Invasive infections caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus , a Gram-negative rod found in the oral cavity of healthy dogs and cats, are rare but they are increasing worldwide. We report a case of septic arthritis in a native knee joint due to this micro-organism. A 57-year-old man, with a well-controlled chronic HIV infection, attended the Emergency Department because of left knee pain and shivering without measured fever. A knee arthrocentesis and a computed tomography scan were performed, revealing septic arthritis with collections in the left leg posterior musculature. He was admitted to the Infectious Diseases Department for antibiotic treatment. Initial synovial fluid was inoculated in blood culture bottles, and the anaerobic one was positive after 63 h. Gram stain revealed fusifo

SUBMITTER: Fernandez Vecilla D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9394666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature