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First report of septic arthritis caused by Klebsiella oxytoca
Armelle Ménard1, Jérome Harambat, Sabine Pereyre
1Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Pellegrin et Hôpital des Enfants, CHU Bordeaux, France.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|June 25, 2010
Abstract:
Klebsiella oxytoca is known to be a pathogen in immunodeficient adults and children. Here we report the first case of a K. oxytoca infection associated with spontaneous arthritis of the knee in a child with no history of immunosuppressive therapy or previous bacterial infections. Despite an initial antibiotic treatment failure, a second treatment led to a cure of the infection with no joint sequelae.