A Case of Septic Arthritis in Multiple Joints Due toBacteroides Fragilisin a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Orthopaedica
- Vol. 49 (1) , 98-101
- 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.Keywords
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