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PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Volume 40, Issue 10, Pages E381-E383Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003201
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septic arthritis; Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; zoonotic infection; dogs
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This case describes septic arthritis caused by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, a common canine colonizer that has emerged as a rare human pathogen, often misidentified as other coagulase-positive staphylococcal species with high rates of antibiotic resistance. Treatment involves adequate antibiotics and arthrotomy.
We describe a case of septic arthritis caused by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, a common colonizer of dogs that has emerged as a rare human pathogen. Our patient presented with ankle pain and swelling and was treated adequately with cefazolin/cephalexin and arthrotomy. S. pseudintermedius is often misidentified as other coagulase-positive staphylococcal species and has high rates of methicillin and nonpenicillin antibiotic resistance.
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