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Mucoraceae infections of antibiotic-loaded cement spacers in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by knee arthroplasty
- Source :
- The Journal of arthroplasty. 17(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Two clinical cases of mycotic infections secondary to knee spacers medicated with antibiotics against bacterial infections are presented. Care must be taken between the first and second stage (when the spacer is in place), and attention must be paid to the management of the surgical wound to avoid secondary contamination.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Prosthesis-Related Infections
Knee Joint
medicine.drug_class
medicine.medical_treatment
Antibiotics
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Mucoraceae
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Antibiotic loaded cement
Aged
biology
business.industry
Bone Cements
Surgical wound
Bacterial Infections
biology.organism_classification
Arthroplasty
Surgery
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Radiography
Mycoses
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08835403
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of arthroplasty
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1886511bd2ff615a61510a2ef7a26f3e