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A Case of Septic Arthritis of the Wrist due to Finegoldia magna.

Camelia ArseneAbhijit SasteManya SomiahJanee MestrovichGregory Berger
Published in: Case reports in infectious diseases (2014)
Finegoldia magna (F. magna) has been described as one of the most frequent pathogens in the etiology of postoperative and prosthetic implant associated septic arthritis. In this report, we document our first experience with septic arthritis of the wrist caused by F. magna occurring in a joint with primary disease from prior trauma.
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