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Septic Arthritis due to Absidia corymbifera in a Patient with HIV-1 Infection

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We report the first case described of septic arthritis caused by Absidia corymbifera in the setting of cellular immune deficiency associated with HIV-1 infection. Isolation of this organism from sterile fluids as synovial fluid should be regarded as pathogenic.

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  1. Dept. of Infectious Diseases, San Cecilio Universitary Hospital, Avda. Dr. Oloriz s/n, Granada, Granada, 18012, Spain

    J. Parra-Ruiz, A. Peña-Monje, C. Tomas-Jimenez, R. Antelo-Lorenzo, T. Escobar-Lara & J. Hernández-Quero

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Parra-Ruiz, J., Peña-Monje, A., Tomas-Jimenez, C. et al. Septic Arthritis due to Absidia corymbifera in a Patient with HIV-1 Infection. Infection 36, 279–281 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-007-6297-3

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