Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septic arthritis

Authors

Maria E. Ruiz, Food and Drug Administration
J. Steuart Richards, Washington DC VA Medical Center
Gail S. Kerr, Washington DC VA Medical Center
Virginia L. Kan, Washington DC VA Medical Center

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-1-2003

Journal

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volume

48

Issue

4

DOI

10.1002/art.10901

Abstract

We describe herein the case of a man with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septic arthritis and possible infective endocarditis. This is the first report in the English-language medical literature of septic arthritis caused by this organism.

APA Citation

Ruiz, M., Richards, J., Kerr, G., & Kan, V. (2003). Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septic arthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 48 (4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.10901