RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Septic arthritis caused by Actinobacillus ureae in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy.
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1663
OP 1665
VO 31
IS 8
A1 Kaur, Primal P
A1 Derk, Chris T
A1 Chatterji, Melanie
A1 Dehoratius, Raphael J
YR 2004
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/31/8/1663.abstract
AB Actinobacillus ureae, formerly known as Pasteurella ureae, is a rare human pathogen. We describe a case of septic arthritis and abscess formation caused by this unusual organism in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, who was being treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors.