A Case of Septic Arthritis in Multiple Joints Due to Bacteroides Fragilis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ann-Christine Rydén; Anna Schwan; Bengt-Olof Agellt

doi:10.3109/17453677809005733

A Case of Septic Arthritis in Multiple Joints Due to Bacteroides Fragilis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Ann-Christine Rydén
Anna Schwan
Bengt-Olof Agellt

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https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677809005733

Abstract

A case of arthritis in multiple joints due to B. fragilis ssp. fragilis is described. The patient was a 55-year-old man badly disabled by rheumatoid arthritis. The patient's immune response to the isolated strain was studied and a significant titre reduction during the course of the disease was observed. The serum antibodies of the patient crose-reacted with heterologous strains of B. fragilis ssp. fragilis. It is suggested that indirect immunofluorescence tests against a certain number of B. fragilis strains could be performed with serum from a patient in whom an infection with B. fragilis is suspected.

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1978-01-01

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Rydén, A.-C., Schwan, A., & Agellt, B.-O. (1978). A Case of Septic Arthritis in Multiple Joints Due to Bacteroides Fragilis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Acta Orthopaedica, 49(1), 98–101. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677809005733

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Acta Orthopaedica, Volume 49, Issue 1 (1978)

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