Pediococcus pentosaceus SEPTIC ARTHRITIS OF KNEE: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Mohammed Omer Mohammed Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
  • Sherko A Omer Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
  • Taha Ahmed Fathulla General Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
  • Rebar Mohammed Nori Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
  • Abdulla Delmany Kurdistan Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17656/jsmc.10051

Keywords:

Pediococcus pentosaceus, Septic Arthritis, Chronic Liver Disease, Diabetes mellitus

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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Mohammed M, Omer S, Fathulla T, Nori R, Delmany A. Pediococcus pentosaceus SEPTIC ARTHRITIS OF KNEE: A CASE REPORT. JSMC [Internet]. 2014 Jun. 1 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];4(1):73-9. Available from: https://jsmc.univsul.edu.iq/index.php/jsmc/article/view/jsmc-10051

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