Ewingella Americana : An Emerging True Pathogen

الملخص EN

Infections caused by Ewingella americana have been rarely reported in the literature.

Most of the cases that have been reported were among the immunocompromised patients.

We report a case of E.

americana causing osteomyelitis and septic arthritis of the shoulder joint in a previous intravenous drug abuser.

The causative pathogen was identified by synovial fluid analysis and culture.