Spontaneous Knee Hemarthrosis Due to Hypofibrinogenemia Following Tigecycline Treatment for Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Tigecycline, a recently approved antibiotic, has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. Its unique structure and properties make tigecycline a valuable option for the treatment of infections caused by many multidrug-resistant organisms. We present a case of an 82-year-old patient who developed...

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Autores principales: Balfousias, Theodore, Apostolopoulos, Alexandros P, Angelis, Stavros, Maris, Spyridon, Papanikolaou, Athanasios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6837269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31772853
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5883

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6837269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31772853
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5883

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