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8849705

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
Yersinia enterocolitica bone and joint infections are rare. Over a period of 7 months four patients with deep-seated skeletal infections due to Y. enterocolitica were seen at the University Hospital, Nottingham. Sites of infection included the knee (one patient) the hip (one) and the spine (two). None of the patients had major underlying disease or risk factors for developing invasive Y. enterocolitica infection. The organisms were sensitive to the second- and third-generation cephalosporins, gentamicin and fluoroquinolones. A literature search covering the period 1970-1994 revealed 20 other cases of skeletal infections due to Y. enterocolitica; there was no uniformity in the choice of antimicrobial agent for treating these infections. Oral ciprofloxacin was used as the principal antimicrobial agent in the patients described here and therapeutic success was achieved in three of these patients. Ciprofloxacin should be considered as first line therapy for invasive infections due to Y enterocolitica.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-2615
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
302-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical features and antibiotic treatment of septic arthritis and osteomyelitis due to Yersinia enterocolitica.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports