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Arthritis due to a penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Saudi Arabia
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Arthritis due to a penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Saudi Arabia

A M Kambal
Infection, Vol.23(2), pp.121-123
01/03/1995
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01833880
PMID: 7622261

Abstract

Adult Arthritis, Infectious - diagnosis Arthritis, Infectious - drug therapy Arthritis, Infectious - microbiology Ceftriaxone - therapeutic use Elbow Joint - microbiology Female Humans Neisseria gonorrhoeae - isolation & purification Neisseriaceae Infections - diagnosis Neisseriaceae Infections - drug therapy Neisseriaceae Infections - microbiology Penicillinase Saudi Arabia Synovial Fluid - microbiology
A case of arthritis due to a penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a 29-year-old lady is reported. The organism was isolated from the synovial fluid of the affected joint. Isolation of penicillinase-producing N. gonorrhoeae from such fluid has only rarely been reported. However, this is probably the first reported case from the Middle East and surrounding areas.

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