TY - JOUR AU - Yombi, Jean cyr AU - Belkhir, Leila AU - Jonckheere, Sylvie AU - Wilmes, Dunja AU - Cornu, Olivier AU - Vandercam, Bernard AU - Rodriguez-Villalobos, Hector PY - 2012 DA - 2012/09/13 TI - Streptococcus gordonii septic arthritis : two cases and review of literature JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 215 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Despite advances in antimicrobial and surgical therapy, septic arthritis remains a rheumatologic emergency that can lead to rapid joint destruction and irreversible loss of function. In adults, Staphylococcus aureus is the most common microorganism isolated from native joints. Streptococcus gordonii is a prominent member of the viridans group of oral bacteria and is among the bacteria most frequently identified as being primary agent of subacute bacterial endocarditis. To the best of our knowledge, Streptococcus gordonii has not yet been described as agent of septic arthritis. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-215 DO - 10.1186/1471-2334-12-215 ID - Yombi2012 ER -