Abstract
In 2017 in France, we treated a patient with knee septic arthritis caused by Erwinia billingiae after trauma involving a palm tree. This rare pathogen could only be identified through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. For bacterial infections after injuries with plants, 16S rRNA gene sequencing might be required for species identification.
Keywords:
16S rRNA; Enterobacteriaceae; Erwinia billingiae; France; MALDI-TOF; MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry; bacteria; case study; injury; knee septic arthritis; literature review; palm tree; plant.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Letter
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Review
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Arthritis, Infectious* / diagnosis
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Arthritis, Infectious* / drug therapy
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Arthritis, Infectious* / microbiology
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections* / diagnosis
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections* / epidemiology
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections* / microbiology
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Erwinia* / classification
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Erwinia* / genetics
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Erwinia* / isolation & purification
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France
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Humans
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Male
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / isolation & purification
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S