Acute arthritis caused byaeromonas hydrophila. Clinical and therapeutic aspects

摘要

AbstractTwo cases ofAeromonas hydrophilaarthritis are reported and a third case present in the literature is reviewed. All three cases occurred in patients with myelogenous leukemia; the knee joint was involved in 2 patients and the metacarpal—phalangeal joint in the third. In the 2 patients presented here, synovial fluid antibiotic levels were measured and were adequate; butA hydrophilawas repeatedly cultured from the knee joints, a fact suggesting that other factors, such as normal functioning leukocytes and specific opsonizing antibody against the organism, are also necessary to killA hydrophil