Successful Debridement of a Knee Joint Prosthesis Infected with Listeria Monocytogenes. Case Report and Review of Current Literature

According to the relevant literature, prosthetic joint infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes require two stage revision surgery or prosthesis removal for a successful outcome. We present the case of a patient who suffered such an infection after Total Knee Replacement surgery and was successfu...

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Autores principales: van der Weegen, Walter, Verduin, Cees M., Graumans, Miriam, Hoekstra, Henk J.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30416944
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.28146
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description According to the relevant literature, prosthetic joint infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes require two stage revision surgery or prosthesis removal for a successful outcome. We present the case of a patient who suffered such an infection after Total Knee Replacement surgery and was successfully treated with antibiotics, joint lavage, debridement and retention of the prosthesis.
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spelling pubmed-62159862018-11-11 Successful Debridement of a Knee Joint Prosthesis Infected with Listeria Monocytogenes. Case Report and Review of Current Literature van der Weegen, Walter Verduin, Cees M. Graumans, Miriam Hoekstra, Henk J. J Bone Jt Infect Research Paper According to the relevant literature, prosthetic joint infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes require two stage revision surgery or prosthesis removal for a successful outcome. We present the case of a patient who suffered such an infection after Total Knee Replacement surgery and was successfully treated with antibiotics, joint lavage, debridement and retention of the prosthesis. Ivyspring International Publisher 2018-10-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6215986/ /pubmed/30416944 http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.28146 Text en © Ivyspring International Publisher This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.
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title_full_unstemmed Successful Debridement of a Knee Joint Prosthesis Infected with Listeria Monocytogenes. Case Report and Review of Current Literature
title_short Successful Debridement of a Knee Joint Prosthesis Infected with Listeria Monocytogenes. Case Report and Review of Current Literature
title_sort successful debridement of a knee joint prosthesis infected with listeria monocytogenes. case report and review of current literature
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