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Rapidly-growing mycobacterial infection: a recognized cause of early-onset prosthetic joint infection

BACKGROUND: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a major complication of total hip and total knee arthroplasty (THA, TKA). Although mycobacteria are rarely the causative pathogens, it is important to recognize and treat them differently from non-mycobacterial infections. This study aimed to compare t...

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Autores principales: Jitmuang, Anupop, Yuenyongviwat, Varah, Charoencholvanich, Keerati, Chayakulkeeree, Methee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5745588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29281992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2926-3