Booth L V, Richards R H, Chandran D R
Public Health Laboratory, Southampton General Hospital, United Kingdom.
Rev Infect Dis. 1991 Jul-Aug;13(4):548-9. doi: 10.1093/clinids/13.4.548.
A case of septic arthritis due to Corynebacterium xerosis occurred after vascular surgery and was successfully treated with intravenous cefotaxime followed by oral erythromycin. The only previously reported case of C. xerosis arthritis developed in a patient with a history of similar recent surgery. The possible association of this infection with such a postsurgical setting is discussed.
1例血管手术后发生的干燥棒状杆菌所致的化脓性关节炎，经静脉注射头孢噻肟，随后口服红霉素成功治愈。此前报道的唯一1例干燥棒状杆菌关节炎发生在近期有类似手术史的患者中。本文讨论了这种感染与这种术后情况的可能关联。
