Recurrent Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis with Enterococcus gallinarum in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Abstract

gallinarum with Acute Abstract Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important nosocomial pathogens with a unique pattern of antimicrobial susceptibility. VRE includes Enterococcus gallinarum has been implicated in different infections such as bacteremia and endocarditis. Bone and joint infections with enterococcal species are very rare and typically associated with prosthetic joints. We report a case of multifocal recurrent septic arthritis and native bone osteomyelitis due to E. gallinarum in a pediatric patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).