Septic arthritis caused by Actinobacillus ureae in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy.

Kaur, Primal P; Derk, Chris T; Chatterji, Melanie; Dehoratius, Raphael J · J Rheumatol · 2004

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Actinobacillus ureae, formerly known as Pasteurella ureae, is a rare human pathogen. We describe a case of septic arthritis and abscess formation caused by this unusual organism in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, who was being treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors.

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