A woman in Wisconsin got a nasty bacterial infection in her knee, but the infection’s source was an unexpected culprit: her vigorous tooth-flossing regimen.
The woman, who had undergone knee-replacement surgery five years earlier, arrived at the emergency room with chills and a painful, swollen right knee, according to a new report of her case. A culture of the fluids from her knee revealed the joint was infected with Streptococcus gordonii, a bacterium that is typically found in the mouth.
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