Nocardia Septic Arthritis Complicating an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair.
Elaine X L YongElaine Y L CheongCraig S BoutlisDarren B ChenEunice Y-T LiuGenevieve L McKewPublished in: Journal of clinical microbiology (2015)
Nocardia infection following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) allograft reconstruction is a rare occurrence. We report a case of Nocardia infection of an allograft ACL reconstruction and septic arthritis of the knee joint due to an organism most similar to the novel Nocardia species Nocardia aobensis.