Leuconostoc mesenteroides periprosthetic knee infection, an unusual fastidious Gram-positive bacteria: a case report

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infections are mainly caused by Gram-positive cocci. Leuconostoc mesenteroides is a rare microorganism mainly causing bloodstream infections. At times, it might be confused with another type of cocci and give rise to misdiagnosed infections. Molecular diagnosis and b...

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Autores principales: Franco-Cendejas, Rafael, Colín-Castro, Claudia A., Hernández-Durán, Melissa, López-Jácome, Luis E., Ortega-Peña, Silvestre, Cerón-González, Guillermo, Vanegas-Rodríguez, Samuel, Mondragón-Eguiluz, Jaime A., Acosta-Rodríguez, Eduardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5364644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28335753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2315-y

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