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Streptococcus gordonii—a rare cause of prosthetic joint infection in a total hip replacement

A 69-year-old female with a history of bilateral total hip replacements presented with rigors, fever and sudden onset left groin pain. A pelvic X-ray showed well-fixed implants. Blood results revealed a leucocytosis (white cell count 22.3 × 10(9) l(–1)) and elevated C-reactive protein (211 mg/l). Ul...

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Autores principales: Fenelon, Christopher, Galbraith, John G., Dalton, David M., Masterson, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28096320
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw235