Article ; Online: Septic hip abscess due to Fusobacterium nucleatum and Actinomyces turicensis in an immunocompetent SARS-CoV-2 positive patient.
2021 Volume 71, Page(s) 102420
Abstract: ... Fusobacterium nucleatum and Actinomyces turicensis. The patient was successfully treated for 6 weeks ... greater trochanter and signs of systemic infection. CT showed an enhanced mass in his gluteus maximus ... as well as gas in the biceps femoris over the underlying hip joint. Tissue biopsy yielded ...
| Abstract | A 42-year-old man was referred to the Department of Orthopedic Surgery with pain over his right greater trochanter and signs of systemic infection. CT showed an enhanced mass in his gluteus maximus as well as gas in the biceps femoris over the underlying hip joint. Tissue biopsy yielded Fusobacterium nucleatum and Actinomyces turicensis. The patient was successfully treated for 6 weeks with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 875mg/125mg and metronidazole 500mg. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Abscess/drug therapy ; Abscess/microbiology ; Actinomycetaceae/drug effects ; Actinomycetaceae/genetics ; Actinomycetaceae/isolation & purification ; Actinomycetales Infections/drug therapy ; Actinomycetales Infections/microbiology ; Adult ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Bacteremia/microbiology ; COVID-19/immunology ; COVID-19/virology ; Fusobacterium Infections/drug therapy ; Fusobacterium Infections/microbiology ; Fusobacterium nucleatum/drug effects ; Fusobacterium nucleatum/genetics ; Fusobacterium nucleatum/isolation & purification ; Hip/microbiology ; Humans ; Immunocompromised Host ; Male ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification |
| Chemical Substances | Anti-Bacterial Agents |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-07-24 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Case Reports |
| ZDB-ID | 1237621-8 |
| ISSN | 1095-8274 ; 1075-9964 |
| ISSN (online) | 1095-8274 |
| ISSN | 1075-9964 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102420 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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