Matteson E L, McCune W J
Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
Ann Rheum Dis. 1990 Apr;49(4):258-9. doi: 10.1136/ard.49.4.258.
A case of septic arthritis of the knee caused by Pseudomonas cepacia following an intraarticular corticosteroid injection in a patient with a history of osteoarthritis is presented. This is the second report of this agent causing infection in a diarthrodial joint, which proved difficult to eradicate despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity.