Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review

Neisseria meningitidis is a rare cause of prosthetic joint infection (PJI), with only three cases previously reported. Here we report three further cases, all of which were successfully treated with implant retention and short-course antibiotics ([Formula: see text]  weeks).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Browning, Sarah, Walker, Harry N., Ryan, Thomas, Pickles, Robert, Loftus, Michael, Trubiano, Jason A., Hardidge, Andrew, Davis, Joshua S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Copernicus GmbH 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7517647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983846
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-33-2020

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7517647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983846
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-33-2020

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