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A Rare Case of Prosthetic Joint Infection with Streptococcus gordonii

Patient: Female, 75-year-old Final Diagnosis: Right knee prosthetic joint infection Symptoms: Knee pain Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Revision of right total knee arthroplasty including complete revision of the femoral and tibial components Specialty: Infectious Diseases OBJECTIVE: Rare coexisten...

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Autores principales: Prasad, Varsha, Washburn, Frederic, Barouni, Baina, Saeed, Musab
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9664417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36355628
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.937271
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author Prasad, Varsha
Washburn, Frederic
Barouni, Baina
Saeed, Musab
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description Patient: Female, 75-year-old Final Diagnosis: Right knee prosthetic joint infection Symptoms: Knee pain Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Revision of right total knee arthroplasty including complete revision of the femoral and tibial components Specialty: Infectious Diseases OBJECTIVE: Rare coexistence of disease or pathology BACKGROUND: Chronic prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication following total joint arthroplasty, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The criterion standard of treatment for chronic PJI is two-stage revision arthroplasty consisting of complete hardware removal, thorough irrigation and debridement, placement of an antibiotic spacer, prolonged intravenous antibiotics based on culture sensitivities, and revision total knee arthroplasty once the infection resolves. The most common organism implicated in chronic PJI is Staphylococcus aureus. CASE REPORT: In this report, we have summarized the case of a 75-year-old woman who developed chronic PJI caused by an unusual organism, Streptococcus gordonii, 1 year after a right total knee arthroplasty. S. gordonii is a gram-positive organism that is an oral flora and a colonizer of human teeth. This organism is known to create biofilm on the human teeth, more commonly known as dental plaque. S. gordonii has the ability to travel to extraoral sites and cause infection. It has been found to be a cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis, but it has been rarely described in the literature as a cause of prosthetic joint infection. Treatment of S. gordonii requires a tailored approach. CONCLUSIONS: This case report highlights the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic prosthetic joint infection caused by S. gordonii and identifies a rare cause of PJI that is not well documented in the literature. Streptococcal PJI portends a poorer prognosis, and identification of this organism is crucial for prompt treatment and improved outcomes for PJI.
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spelling pubmed-96644172022-11-22 A Rare Case of Prosthetic Joint Infection with Streptococcus gordonii Prasad, Varsha Washburn, Frederic Barouni, Baina Saeed, Musab Am J Case Rep Articles Patient: Female, 75-year-old Final Diagnosis: Right knee prosthetic joint infection Symptoms: Knee pain Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Revision of right total knee arthroplasty including complete revision of the femoral and tibial components Specialty: Infectious Diseases OBJECTIVE: Rare coexistence of disease or pathology BACKGROUND: Chronic prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication following total joint arthroplasty, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The criterion standard of treatment for chronic PJI is two-stage revision arthroplasty consisting of complete hardware removal, thorough irrigation and debridement, placement of an antibiotic spacer, prolonged intravenous antibiotics based on culture sensitivities, and revision total knee arthroplasty once the infection resolves. The most common organism implicated in chronic PJI is Staphylococcus aureus. CASE REPORT: In this report, we have summarized the case of a 75-year-old woman who developed chronic PJI caused by an unusual organism, Streptococcus gordonii, 1 year after a right total knee arthroplasty. S. gordonii is a gram-positive organism that is an oral flora and a colonizer of human teeth. This organism is known to create biofilm on the human teeth, more commonly known as dental plaque. S. gordonii has the ability to travel to extraoral sites and cause infection. It has been found to be a cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis, but it has been rarely described in the literature as a cause of prosthetic joint infection. Treatment of S. gordonii requires a tailored approach. CONCLUSIONS: This case report highlights the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic prosthetic joint infection caused by S. gordonii and identifies a rare cause of PJI that is not well documented in the literature. Streptococcal PJI portends a poorer prognosis, and identification of this organism is crucial for prompt treatment and improved outcomes for PJI. International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2022-11-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9664417/ /pubmed/36355628 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.937271 Text en © Am J Case Rep, 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This work is licensed under Creative Common Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) )
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9664417/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.937271
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