Pediococcus pentosaceus SEPTIC ARTHRITIS OF KNEE: A CASE REPORT

Volume 4 , Issue 1 , June 2014 , Pages 73-79

Authors

Mohammed Omer Mohammed 1 ; Sherko A Omer 2 ; Taha Ahmed Fathulla 2 ; Rebar Mohammed Nori 3 ; Abdulla Delmany 4

1 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani.

2 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani.

3 Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani.

4 Kurdistan Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sulaimani, Iraq.

DOI logo 10.17656/jsmc.10051

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Abstract

A diabetic man with chronic liver disease developed septic arthritis of knee. The joint infection was caused by Gram positive cocci called Pediococcus pentosaceus.

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