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ReviewMedicine2016

Pyogenic arthritis of native joints due to Bacteroides fragilis: Case report and review of the literature.

Joan M Nolla, Oscar Murillo, Javier Narvaez, Carmen Gómez Vaquero, Jaime Lora-Tamayo, Salvador Pedrero, Javier Cabo, Javier Ariza

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Review in Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Septic arthritis caused by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicrom: A case report and review.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2021
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  6. Septic arthritis of the hip joint due toAccess microbiology · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joan M NollaRheumatology Department, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain Infectious Diseases Department, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain Orthopedic Surgery Department, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Oscar Murillo
Javier Narvaez
Carmen Gómez Vaquero
Jaime Lora-Tamayo
Salvador Pedrero
Javier Cabo
Javier Ariza
Bellvitge University Hospital · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyogenic arthritis of native joints due to Bacteroides fragilis seems to be an infrequent disease. We analyzed the cases diagnosed in a tertiary hospital during a 22-year period and reviewed the literature to summarize the experience with this infectious entity.In our institution, of 308 patients with pyogenic arthritis of native joints, B fragilis was the causative organism in 2 (0.6%) cases. A MEDLINE search (1981-2015) identified 19 additional cases.Of the 21 patients available for review (13 men and 8 women, with a mean age, of 54.4 ± 17 years), 19 (90%) presented a systemic predisposing factor for infection; the most common associated illness was rheumatoid arthritis (8 patients). Bacteremia was documented in 65% (13/20) of cases. In 5 patients (24%), 1 or more concomitant infectious process was found. Metronidazole was the most frequently used antibiotic. Surgical drainage was performed in 11 cases (52%). The overall mortality rate was 5%.Pyogenic arthritis of native joints due to B fragilis is an infrequent disease that mainly affects elderly patients with underlying medical illnesses and in whom bacteremia and the presence of a concomitant infectious process are frequent conditions.

Indexed as

AdultAgedArthritis, InfectiousBacteroides fragilisBacteroides InfectionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID27336895
PMCPMC4998333
OpenAlexW2468970717

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