scholarly journals A Canker Barking at the Wrong Knee: Thyronectria austroamericana Septic Arthritis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasinuch Rutjanawech ◽  
Carlos Mejia-Chew ◽  
Chapelle Ayres ◽  
Andrej Spec
Keyword(s):  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Plant Pathogen ◽  
First Case ◽  
Honey Locust

Abstract The mold Thyronectria austroamericana is a plant pathogen that causes canker in honey locust tree. We describe the first case of this mold causing septic arthritis in humans.

scholarly journals Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 751-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv Karthik ◽  
Padmaja Pancharatnam ◽  
Veeraraghavan Balaji
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
South India ◽  
Chromobacterium Violaceum ◽  
Human Pathogen ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
First Case ◽  
South Indian

Chromobacterium violaceum is a rare human pathogen that causes potentially fatal infections especially in the tropical regions. Limited awareness about this pathogen and inappropriate antibiotic therapy are some of the factors contributing to the high mortality rate. To date there have been only eight cases reported from India of which only one is an adult. To the best of our knowledge, we report here the first case of a 40-year-old man from South India with septicemic C. Violaceum infection and septic arthritis.

scholarly journals Septic arthritis of the shoulder due to Ureaplasma urealyticum after emergency caesarean section: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaad Mahlouly ◽  
Loic Lhopitallier ◽  
Véronique Suttels ◽  
Linda Mueller ◽  
Diane Wernly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Ureaplasma Urealyticum ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Emergency Caesarean Section ◽  
Mucosal Barrier ◽  
Emergency Caesarean ◽  
First Case ◽  
Operative Recovery

Abstract Background Ureaplasma urealyticum is an intra-cellular bacterium frequently found colonizing the genital tract. Known complications include localized infections, which can result in premature deliveries. Septic arthritis due to U. urealyticum in healthy patients is exceptionally rare, although opportunistic septic arthritis in agammaglobulinemic patients have been reported. However, there are no reports of septic arthritis due to U. urealyticum following caesarean section or in the post-partum period. Case presentation A 38-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with severe right shoulder pain, 1 month following emergency caesarean section at 26 weeks of gestation for pre-eclampsia and spontaneous placental disruption with an uncomplicated post-operative recovery. Our suspicion of septic arthritis was confirmed with abundant pus following arthrotomy by a delto-pectoral approach. Awaiting culture results, empirical antibiotic treatment with intravenous amoxicilline and clavulanic acid was initiated. In spite of sterile cultures, clinical evolution was unfavorable with persistent pain, inflammation and purulent drainage, requiring two additional surgical débridement and lavage procedures. The 16S ribosomal RNA PCR of the purulent liquid was positive for U. urealyticum at 2.95 × 106 copies/ml, specific cultures inoculated a posteriori were positive for U. urealyticum. Levofloxacin and azithromycine antibiotherapy was initiated. Susceptibility testing showed an intermediate sensibility to ciprofloxacin and clarithromycin. The strain was susceptible to doxycycline. Following cessation of breastfeeding, we started antibiotic treatment with doxycycline for 4 weeks. The subsequent course was favorable with an excellent functional and biological outcome. Conclusions We report the first case of septic arthritis due to U. urealyticum after caesarean section. We hypothesize that the breach of the genital mucosal barrier during the caesarean section led to hematogenous spread resulting in purulent septic arthritis. The initial beta-lactam based antibiotic treatment, initiated for a purulent arthritis, did not provide coverage for cell wall deficient organisms. Detection of 16S rRNA allowed for a correct microbiological diagnosis in a patient with an unexpected clinical course.

scholarly journals At Least Two Origins of Fungicide Resistance in Grapevine Downy Mildew Populations

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (16) ◽  
pp. 5162-5172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Jen Chen ◽  
François Delmotte ◽  
Sylvie Richard Cervera ◽  
Lisette Douence ◽  
Charles Greif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Pathogen ◽  
Fungicide Resistance ◽  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Plasmopara Viticola ◽  
Isolated Populations ◽  
Grapevine Downy Mildew ◽  
First Case ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Pathogen Populations

ABSTRACT Quinone outside inhibiting (QoI) fungicides represent one of the most widely used groups of fungicides used to control agriculturally important fungal pathogens. They inhibit the cytochrome bc 1 complex of mitochondrial respiration. Soon after their introduction onto the market in 1996, QoI fungicide-resistant isolates were detected in field plant pathogen populations of a large range of species. However, there is still little understanding of the processes driving the development of QoI fungicide resistance in plant pathogens. In particular, it is unknown whether fungicide resistance occurs independently in isolated populations or if it appears once and then spreads globally by migration. Here, we provide the first case study of the evolutionary processes that lead to the emergence of QoI fungicide resistance in the plant pathogen Plasmopara viticola. Sequence analysis of the complete cytochrome b gene showed that all resistant isolates carried a mutation resulting in the replacement of glycine by alanine at codon 143 (G143A). Phylogenetic analysis of a large mitochondrial DNA fragment including the cytochrome b gene (2,281 bp) across a wide range of European P. viticola isolates allowed the detection of four major haplotypes belonging to two distinct clades, each of which contains a different QoI fungicide resistance allele. This is the first demonstration that a selected substitution conferring resistance to a fungicide has occurred several times in a plant-pathogen system. Finally, a high population structure was found when the frequency of QoI fungicide resistance haplotypes was assessed in 17 French vineyards, indicating that pathogen populations might be under strong directional selection for local adaptation to fungicide pressure.

First case of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica septic arthritis in Tunisia

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Habiba Naija ◽  
Cherifa Chaouch ◽  
Dorsaf Zellama ◽  
Imene Fodha ◽  
Soumaya Ketata
Keyword(s):  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Nocardia Cyriacigeorgica ◽  
First Case

scholarly journals First case of interconnected clusters of primary meningococcal arthritis and meningococcal meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in Slovenia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Miha Simoniti ◽  
Tanja Selič Kurinčič ◽  
Alenka Trop Skaza ◽  
Ines Kebler ◽  
Metka Paragi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Neisseria Meningitidis ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Meningococcal Disease ◽  
Meningococcal Meningitis ◽  
Invasive Meningococcal Disease ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Right

In this report, we describe a case of interconnected clusters of invasive meningococcal disease due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B:P1.22,14:F5-1(ST-269) in young adults – a boyfriend and a girlfriend. The male was diagnosed with primary meningococcal septic arthritis of the right knee and the female was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis with meningococcemia a few hours later. Both were hospitalized at the General Hospital Celje and treated with ceftriaxone, but with different outcomes; the female recovered completely, while the male will probably have long-term sequelae of septic arthritis.

The first case of septic arthritis of the knee caused by Eggerthia catenaformis

Anaerobe ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 102503
Author(s):  
Svetlana Sreckovic ◽  
Marko Kadija ◽  
Nebojsa Ladjevic ◽  
Branislav Starcevic ◽  
Lazar Stijak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
First Case

scholarly journals Septic arthritis due to Roseomonas gilardii in an immunocompetent adolescent

2009 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 1514-1516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Fanella ◽  
Daryl Schantz ◽  
James Karlowsky ◽  
Ethan Rubinstein
Keyword(s):  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Gene Sequencing ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
Bordetella Bronchiseptica ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
First Case ◽  
Vitek 2 ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Slow Growing

The genus Roseomonas comprises groups of slow-growing, Gram-negative coccobacilli, which only infrequently cause infection in humans. When identified, they are associated with immunocompromised adults, often causing bacteraemia. Due to their rarity, members of this genus can be overlooked or misidentified using automated laboratory identification systems. We report on an immunocompetent adolescent patient who developed septic arthritis due to Roseomonas gilardii following surgery for a sports injury. The isolate was initially misidentified as Bordetella bronchiseptica using the Vitek 2 system, but confirmed as R. gilardii based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of a healthy paediatric patient with septic arthritis due to R. gilardii.

Septic arthritis of the knee by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W-135: First case reported in adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 147 (5) ◽  
pp. 225-226
Author(s):  
Catherina Moll-Manzur ◽  
Felipe Faúndez ◽  
Esteban Araos-Baeriswyl ◽  
Ximena Monsalve
Keyword(s):  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Neisseria Meningitidis ◽  
First Case

scholarly journals Primary meningococcal septic arthritis associated with joint calcium oxalate crystals: A case report and review of the literature

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Cimé-Aké ◽  
Fabián Carranza-Enríquez ◽  
José Joel Hurtado-Arias ◽  
Wallace Rafael A Muñoz-Castañeda ◽  
Benjamín Medina-Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synovial Fluid ◽  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Crystals ◽  
Oxalate Crystals ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Right

ABSTRACT Primary meningococcal septic arthritis (PMSA) is an extremely rare local infection by Neisseria meningitidis in the absence of meningitis or meningococcaemia syndrome. A 30-year-old healthy, immunocompetent man presented with arthralgia, fever, chest rash, and significant swelling of the right knee. On admission, a disseminated maculopapular and purpuric rash, oligoarthritis, neutrophilia, and elevated acute phase reactants were documented. Following arthrocentesis of the right knee, isolation of N. meningitidis and the presence of calcium oxalate crystals in the synovial fluid were reported. The diagnosis of PMSA was made. Histological analysis of the skin lesion showed leucocytoclastic vasculitis. He was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone plus open surgical drainage and ambulatory cefixime with adequate response. After 1 month, he presented resolution of the pathological process. We performed an extensive review of the literature, finding that the key elements supporting the diagnosis of PMSA are prodromal upper respiratory tract symptoms and skin involvement prior to or synchronous with the arthritis. Also, the most frequently involved joint is the knee. This report is the first case of a patient presenting with PMSA associated with calcium oxalate crystals in the synovial fluid. Herein, we discuss the most frequent clinical manifestations, the unusual histological features, the recommended treatment, and the reported prognosis of this rare entity.

scholarly journals Spontaneous Septic Arthritis of Pubic Symphysis in an Elite Athlete

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Jasmijn Smits ◽  
Herman Frima ◽  
Christoph Schaeffeler ◽  
Christoph Sommer
Keyword(s):  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Groin Pain ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Pubic Symphysis ◽  
Pubic Bone ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Image Guided ◽  
First Case ◽  
Additional Image ◽  
Invasive Intervention

Septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis is a potentially severe disease. Athletes are at risk of this form of spontaneous arthritis, as inflammation of the pubic bone due to muscular stress is relatively common. Oedema due to inflammation might predispose to infection through bacteraemia or local bacterial translocation. Suspicion should be raised when an athlete complains of groin pain and has signs of infection (i.e., fever, elevated white blood cell count, and elevated C-reactive protein). Diagnosis is made by imaging showing signs of inflammation combined with positive (blood) cultures. Broad spectrum antibiotics should be started upon suspicion and adjusted according to cultures. An abscess causing clinical deterioration under antibiotic treatment is an indication for invasive intervention (i.e., surgical or image-guided drainage). This is the first case of spontaneous septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis in an athlete requiring surgical and additional image-guided drainage.

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