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).

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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
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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
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author Browning, Sarah
Walker, Harry N.
Ryan, Thomas
Pickles, Robert
Loftus, Michael
Trubiano, Jason A.
Hardidge, Andrew
Davis, Joshua S.
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description 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).
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spelling pubmed-75176472020-09-25 Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review Browning, Sarah Walker, Harry N. Ryan, Thomas Pickles, Robert Loftus, Michael Trubiano, Jason A. Hardidge, Andrew Davis, Joshua S. J Bone Jt Infect Case Report 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). Copernicus GmbH 2020-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7517647/ /pubmed/32983846 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-33-2020 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Sarah Browning et al. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
spellingShingle Case Report
Browning, Sarah
Walker, Harry N.
Ryan, Thomas
Pickles, Robert
Loftus, Michael
Trubiano, Jason A.
Hardidge, Andrew
Davis, Joshua S.
Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review
title Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review
title_full Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review
title_fullStr Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review
title_short Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review
title_sort treatment of neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7517647/
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