RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Shalman, Anna A1 Acker, Asaf A1 Shalman, Alexander A1 Frank, Dmitry A1 Borer, Abraham A1 Koyfman, Leonid A1 Kotlovker, Vladimir A1 Saidel-Odes, Lisa A1 Gabay, Ohad A1 Klein, Moti A1 Brotfain, EvgeniYR 2019 T1 Septic arthritis of the hip joint due to Bacteroides fragilis in a paraplegic patient JF Access Microbiology, VO 1 IS 10 OP SP e000071 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000071 PB Microbiology Society, SN 2516-8290, AB Septic arthritis of native joints is a potentially life-threatening disease. The most frequently isolated pathogens are Gram-positive cocci. Bacteroides fragilis is a rare pathogen in joint infections and is usually associated with immunocompromised and debilitated patients. Most cases of B. fragilis joint infection are related to skin or local perineal infections or are secondary to B. fragilis bacteraemia from another source, for example from the gastrointestinal tract. We present a clinical case of B. fragilis septic arthritis involving a native hip joint in a previously healthy paraplegic patient., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/acmi/10.1099/acmi.0.000071