A Rare Occurrence of Opportunistic Infection by Streptococcus mitis Due to Antibiotic-Induced Neutropenia in Prosthetic Joint Infection

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication in arthroplasty surgery. Although the prevalence is less than 2%, its functional and financial implications are significant. Part of its treatment involves the usage of prolonged and high-dose systemic antibiotics. Ironically, this predi...

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Autores principales: Tan, Eng Kee, Ahmad Hanif, Khairil Anwar, Jebasingam Issace, Samuel John, Che-Hamzah, Fahrudin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10062401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37007355
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35583

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10062401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37007355
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35583

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