Erwinia billingiae as Unusual Cause of Septic Arthritis, France, 2017

Abstract

In 2017 in France, we treated a patient with knee septic arthritis caused by Erwinia billingiae after trauma involving a palm tree. This rare pathogen could only be identified through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. For bacterial infections after injuries with plants, 16S rRNA gene sequencing might be required for species identification.

Keywords

• knee septic arthritis
• Erwinia billingiae
• Enterobacteriaceae
• plant
• 16S rRNA gene
• injury