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Internal-Fixation Hardware Infection With Corynebacterium jeikeium

Corynebacterium is a rare cause of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and infection after fracture fixation (IAFF). We present a case of a patient who developed Corynebacterium jeikeium-associated IAFF three weeks after his fracture fixation. Due to its slow-growing nature, surgical cultures remaine...

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Autores principales: Ramachandran, Lintu, Al Zoubi, Moamen, Olaleye, Ayobami
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8489553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34650854
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17676