Mycobacterium fortuitum group periprosthetic joint infection

The Mycobacterium fortuitum group of rapidly growing mycobacteria is recognized infrequently as a cause of periprosthetic joint infection. This report describes a case of periprosthetic joint infection due to a member of the M. fortuitum group where failure to consider this pathogen caused months of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2006, Vol.38 (8), p.737-739
1. Verfasser:	Saccente, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Biological and medical sciences Diseases of the osteoarticular system Female Humans Infectious diseases Joint Diseases - drug therapy Joint Diseases - microbiology Joint Diseases - surgery Medical sciences Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases Mycobacterium fortuitum Mycobacterium fortuitum - isolation & purification Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology Prosthesis-Related Infections - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	The Mycobacterium fortuitum group of rapidly growing mycobacteria is recognized infrequently as a cause of periprosthetic joint infection. This report describes a case of periprosthetic joint infection due to a member of the M. fortuitum group where failure to consider this pathogen caused months of diagnostic delay. Aggressive surgery and 6 months of combination antimicrobial therapy eradicated the infection.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/00365540500504133