Identification of ureaplasma parvum as a cause of culture-negative septic monoarthitis using 16s rrna gene sequencing

Kran SuknunthaAlexander J. LepakWilliam M. RehrauerDerrick J. ChenUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMahidol University2020-01-272020-01-272019-07-01Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. Vol.27, No.4 (2019), e12-e1415369943105691032-s2.0-85068787255https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/51561© 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Ureaplasma species primarily colonize in the human genitourinary tract and are a cause of nongonococcal urethritis. Rare cases of septic arthritis caused by these organisms have been reported in immunocompromised hosts; however, their pathogenic activity in hosts with competent immune status remains unclear. Here, we report a case of septic arthritis caused by Ureaplasma parvum in an adult immunocompetent male patient diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.Mahidol UniversityMedicineIdentification of ureaplasma parvum as a cause of culture-negative septic monoarthitis using 16s rrna gene sequencingArticleSCOPUS10.1097/IPC.0000000000000752