First case of periprosthetic joint infection due to Clostridioides difficile in China

BACKGROUND: Clostridioides difficile usually causes intestinal infections. However, a 75-year-old lady had a periprosthetic joint infection due to this microorganism. We report a C. difficile infection of a prosthetic hip joint. Such an infection is rarely reported around the world. CASE PRESENTATIO...

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Autores principales: Song, Yang, Shao, Hong Yi, Cheng, Xiang, Guo, Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8139080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34020604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06171-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8139080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34020604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06171-y

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