Monomicrobial Joint Infection by Leclercia adecarboxylata in an Immunocompetent Patient After Knee Arthroscopy: A Case Report.
Nicholas A HouseholderChandler S HarrisKatherine M KuglerDaniel A OakesDaniel A OakesPublished in: JBJS case connector (2022)
This case report details a postoperative monomicrobial infection with L. adecarboxylata after a knee arthroscopy in an immunocompetent host. Although infection by this bacterium is rare, this case demonstrates the possibility of L. adecarboxylata infection in the knee joint after orthopaedic surgery.