Infection of a prosthetic knee joint with Peptostreptococcus magnus.

AUTOR(ES)

Davies, U M

RESUMO

Infection of a prosthetic knee joint with Peptostreptococcus magnus in an immunosuppressed patient with rheumatoid arthritis is described. The organism is a skin commensal, generally thought to be of low pathogenicity; the difficulty in making the diagnosis is emphasised.

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