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Acute periprosthetic joint infection due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in a non-immunocompromised patient. Failure using a Debridement, AntibioticsĀ + Implant retention approach.
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Anaerobe [Anaerobe] 2018 Feb; Vol. 49, pp. 116-120. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jan 05. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Fusobacterium nucleatum is an obligately anaerobic gram-negative rod, a component of the microbiome of the oropharynx and the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts, causing an array of human infections which often include periodontal pathologies. As far as we know, there are no previous publications about acute periprosthetic joint infection due to Fusobacterium sp.; we report the first case in the medical literature of an aggressive, acute knee prosthetic infection due to F. nucleatum in a non-immunocompromised patient, unsuccessfully treated with a DAIR approach (Debridement + Antibiotics + Implant Retention).<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage
Debridement
Female
Fusobacterium Infections drug therapy
Fusobacterium Infections surgery
Fusobacterium nucleatum drug effects
Humans
Joint Diseases drug therapy
Joint Diseases microbiology
Joint Diseases surgery
Prosthesis-Related Infections drug therapy
Prosthesis-Related Infections surgery
Treatment Failure
Fusobacterium Infections microbiology
Fusobacterium nucleatum physiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections microbiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1095-8274
- Volume :
- 49
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Anaerobe
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29307651
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.12.010