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Bone and joint infection due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in two immunocompetent adults.
- Source :
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Joint bone spine [Joint Bone Spine] 2006 May; Vol. 73 (3), pp. 325-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Jan 04. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Bone and joint infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae are uncommon in adults in the absence of risk factors (e.g. alcohol abuse, immunodepression, or preexisting joint disease). We report two cases in previously healthy adults. The clinical picture was septic arthritis of the knee in one patient and discitis with an extensive epidural abscess in the other. The characteristics of S. pneumoniae bone and joint infections are reviewed, with emphasis on risk factors. The therapeutic strategy is discussed in the light of the recent upsurge in S. pneumoniae strains with reduced susceptibility to penicillin.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Arthritis, Infectious diagnosis
Arthritis, Infectious immunology
Discitis diagnosis
Discitis immunology
Humans
Immunocompetence
Lumbar Vertebrae pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumococcal Infections immunology
Pneumococcal Infections microbiology
Risk Factors
Streptococcus pneumoniae isolation & purification
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Arthritis, Infectious microbiology
Discitis microbiology
Pneumococcal Infections diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1297-319X
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Joint bone spine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16495104
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.07.004