Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis with small-colony variant Staphylococcus aureus

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1996 Sep;26(1):13-5. doi: 10.1016/s0732-8893(96)00145-9.

Abstract

Small-colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus may cause invasive disease in adults that is prolonged and refractory to standard therapies. We present a case of sternoclavicular arthritis with small-colony variant S. aureus that occurred in an 11-year-old child and discuss the importance of identification of these variants in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Child
  • Culture Media / chemistry
  • Genetic Variation
  • Gentamicins / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / growth & development
  • Sternoclavicular Joint / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Culture Media
  • Gentamicins