Prosthetic Knee Joint Infection due to Salmonella Species: A Case Report

We present a case of a 79-year-old male with a Salmonella enteritidis prosthetic knee joint infection preceded by an episode of profuse diarrhea. The infection was treated with ceftriaxone antibacterial chemotherapy, and an arthroscopic knee joint washout. The initial treatment failed to eradicate t...

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Autores principales: Ghaffar, Ali, Hussain, Malik Hatim, Mohan, Rama
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7286579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32537280
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8519

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7286579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32537280
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8519

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