Fatal Clostridium Infection in a Leg-Amputated Patient after Unsuccessful Knee Arthroplasty

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a possible complication occurring after prosthesis implantation. We describe the case of a patient with early postoperative multidrug-resistant polymicrobial PJI and mixed infection of the surgical wound. Despite the removal of the prosthesis, the positioning of d...

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Autores principales: Zardi, Enrico Maria, Persichetti, Paolo, Palumbo, Alessio, Franceschetti, Edoardo, Franceschi, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8430686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501775
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179186

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8430686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501775
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179186

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