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Infectious arthritis caused by Klebsiella. A report of two cases

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Klebsiella arthritis is uncommon. This report describes 2 cases seen in one year in one hospital and reviews the previous 9 welldocumented cases. Despite a long delay in diagnosis, antibiotic treatment without drainage procedures resulted in complete cure in one patient and cure with some impairment in the other.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Building 1, C2-Q, P.O. Box 9600, 2300, RC Leiden, The Netherlands

    H. M. Markusse & R. J. Timmerman

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Markusse, H.M., Timmerman, R.J. Infectious arthritis caused by Klebsiella. A report of two cases. Clin Rheumatol 8, 517–521 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032107

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