Pyogenic arthritis due to bacteroides complicating rheumatoid arthritis.
Open Access
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 41 (3) , 248-249
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.41.3.248
Abstract
Two cases of anaerobic, pyogenic arthritis complicating rheumatoid disease due to bacteroides are described. The relative well-being of the patients and indolence of the affected joints are emphasised, and the effective role of metronidazole in the treatment of septic arthritis due to bacteroides is discussed.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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