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

Svetlana Sreckovic; Marko Kadija; Nebojsa Ladjevic; Branislav Starcevic; Lazar Stijak; Darko Milovanovic

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102503

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

Anaerobe. 2022 Feb:73:102503. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102503. Epub 2021 Dec 23.

Authors

Svetlana Sreckovic¹, Marko Kadija², Nebojsa Ladjevic³, Branislav Starcevic⁴, Lazar Stijak⁵, Darko Milovanovic²

Affiliations

¹ Centre of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Clinic for Orthopedics Surgery and Traumatology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. Electronic address: svetlanasreckovic@yahoo.com.
² Clinic for Orthopedics Surgery and Traumatology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
³ Centre of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
⁴ Clinic for Orthopedics Surgery and Traumatology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
⁵ Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.

PMID: 34954061
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102503

Abstract

Eggerthia catenaformis has been reported as a human pathogen. We present the first case of the primary knee infection caused by Eggerthia catenaformis in a 23-year-old male patient with a knee infection, after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Eggerthia catenaformis was confirmed by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry from synovial fluid. The dental focus was excluded. The isolated bacterial strain showed sensitivity to all of the tested antimicrobials. However, for successful management of knee infection, besides culture-directed antibiotics therapy, arthroscopic debridement and lavage were necessary.

Keywords: ACL reconstruction; Anterior cruciate ligament; Eggerthia catenaformis; Septic arthritis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction* / adverse effects
Arthritis, Infectious* / diagnosis
Arthritis, Infectious* / drug therapy
Arthritis, Infectious* / etiology
Debridement / adverse effects
Firmicutes
Humans
Knee Joint
Male
Young Adult

Supplementary concepts

Eggerthia catenaformis