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Asymptomatic Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip with High-Virulence Pathogens: Report of Two Cases
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) may be a life-threatening condition, particularly when caused by pathogens with high virulence, capable of developing secondary bloodstream infection. We report two cases of chronic PJI of the hip, one with Staphylococcus aureus in a 27-year-old female with sever...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9553682/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36249313 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2699779 |
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author | Mazzucchelli, Ruben A. Meier, Christoph Achermann, Yvonne Wahl, Peter |
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description | Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) may be a life-threatening condition, particularly when caused by pathogens with high virulence, capable of developing secondary bloodstream infection. We report two cases of chronic PJI of the hip, one with Staphylococcus aureus in a 27-year-old female with severe anorexia, the other one with Staphylococcus lugdunensis in a 74-year-old female suffering from morbid obesity. Both infections did not cause relevant symptoms over time despite the absence of suppressive antibiotic treatment. To our knowledge, there are no similar cases described in the literature. While it remains difficult to recommend postponing treatment in such cases, this option may be an alternative to suppressive antibiotic therapy. |
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spelling | pubmed-95536822022-10-13 Asymptomatic Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip with High-Virulence Pathogens: Report of Two Cases Mazzucchelli, Ruben A. Meier, Christoph Achermann, Yvonne Wahl, Peter Case Rep Infect Dis Case Report Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) may be a life-threatening condition, particularly when caused by pathogens with high virulence, capable of developing secondary bloodstream infection. We report two cases of chronic PJI of the hip, one with Staphylococcus aureus in a 27-year-old female with severe anorexia, the other one with Staphylococcus lugdunensis in a 74-year-old female suffering from morbid obesity. Both infections did not cause relevant symptoms over time despite the absence of suppressive antibiotic treatment. To our knowledge, there are no similar cases described in the literature. While it remains difficult to recommend postponing treatment in such cases, this option may be an alternative to suppressive antibiotic therapy. Hindawi 2022-09-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9553682/ /pubmed/36249313 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2699779 Text en Copyright © 2022 Ruben A. Mazzucchelli et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Mazzucchelli, Ruben A. Meier, Christoph Achermann, Yvonne Wahl, Peter Asymptomatic Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip with High-Virulence Pathogens: Report of Two Cases |
title | Asymptomatic Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip with High-Virulence Pathogens: Report of Two Cases |
title_full | Asymptomatic Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip with High-Virulence Pathogens: Report of Two Cases |
title_fullStr | Asymptomatic Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip with High-Virulence Pathogens: Report of Two Cases |
title_full_unstemmed | Asymptomatic Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip with High-Virulence Pathogens: Report of Two Cases |
title_short | Asymptomatic Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip with High-Virulence Pathogens: Report of Two Cases |
title_sort | asymptomatic periprosthetic joint infection of the hip with high-virulence pathogens: report of two cases |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9553682/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36249313 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2699779 |
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