Severe Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis due to Serratia marcescens in an Immunocompetent Patient

Joint Authors

Hadid, Hiba
Usman, Muhammad
Thapa, Sudeep

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-06-15

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Septic arthritis and osteomyelitis due to Serratia marcescens in immunocompetent patients without risk factors are extremely rare.

Here, we report a case of septic arthritis and severe adjacent osteomyelitis of the tibia due to Serratia marcescens in a diabetic community-dweller patient.

The patient had no contact with healthcare workers or facilities and had no chronic disease except for poorly controlled diabetes.

Without predisposing risk factors, this type of infection is extremely rare, even in diabetics.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hadid, Hiba& Usman, Muhammad& Thapa, Sudeep. 2015. Severe Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis due to Serratia marcescens in an Immunocompetent Patient. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058707

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hadid, Hiba…[et al.]. Severe Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis due to Serratia marcescens in an Immunocompetent Patient. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058707

American Medical Association (AMA)

Hadid, Hiba& Usman, Muhammad& Thapa, Sudeep. Severe Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis due to Serratia marcescens in an Immunocompetent Patient. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058707

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1058707