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Bacterial arthritis caused by mycobacterium terrae

Bakterielle Arthritis durch Mycobacterium terrae

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This paper deals with a case of arthritis of the knee with adjacent osteomyelitis caused byMycobacterium terrae in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis; this confirms the pathogenicity of this organism.

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In diesem Artikel wird ein Fall von infektiöser Arthritis des Kniegelenks mit angrenzender Osteomyelitis bei einem Patienten mit rheumatoider Arthritis beschrieben. Diese Infektion wurde durchMycobacterium terrae verursacht, womit die Pathogenität dieser Organismen bestätigt wird.

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    B. A. C. Dijkmans M.D., P. J. van den Broek M.D. & J. W. M. van der Meer M.D.

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    R. P. Mouton M.D.

  3. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    J. D. Macfarlane M.D. & A. Reynvaan-Groendijk M. D.

  4. Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    P. Rozing M. D.

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Dijkmans, B.A.C., van den Broek, P.J., van der Meer, J.W.M. et al. Bacterial arthritis caused by mycobacterium terrae. Infection 9, 204–207 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01640981

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