A case of Trueperella pyogenes causing prosthetic joint infection

We present the first reported case of prosthetic joint infection caused by Trueperella pyogenes. This animal pathogen rarely causes human infection. Our patient was successfully treated with single-stage exchange and 12 weeks of rifampicin and moxifloxacin.

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Autores principales: Azamgarhi, Tariq, Warren, Simon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Copernicus GmbH 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7852402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552877
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-47-2020
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spelling pubmed-78524022021-02-04 A case of Trueperella pyogenes causing prosthetic joint infection Azamgarhi, Tariq Warren, Simon J Bone Jt Infect Case Report We present the first reported case of prosthetic joint infection caused by Trueperella pyogenes. This animal pathogen rarely causes human infection. Our patient was successfully treated with single-stage exchange and 12 weeks of rifampicin and moxifloxacin. Copernicus GmbH 2020-12-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7852402/ /pubmed/33552877 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-47-2020 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Tariq Azamgarhi and Simon Warren 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/
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