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. 1982 Dec;41(6):623–624. doi: 10.1136/ard.41.6.623

Septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis in a wrist affected by rheumatoid arthritis

C A Hart ¹, V M Godfrey ², J C Woodrow ², A Percival ¹

PMCID: PMC1000999 PMID: 7149802

Abstract

The first case of septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis in a wrist joint is described together with its successful treatment.

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