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Prosthetic Joint Infection [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2014
SUMMARY Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a tremendous burden for individual patients as well as the global health care industry. While a small minority of joint arthroplasties will become infected, appropriate recognition and management are critical to preserve or restore adequate function and prevent excess morbidity.
Aaron J, Tande, Robin, Patel
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Do Prosthetic Joint Infections Worsen the Functional Ambulatory Outcome of Patients with Joint Replacements? A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study

Antibiotics, 2020
Objectives: To assess the effect on the functional ambulatory outcome of postoperative joint infection (PJI) cured at the first treatment attempt versus not developing PJI in patients with hip and knee prostheses.
Isabel Mur, Marcos Jordán, Alba Rivera, Virginia Pomar, José Carlos González, Joaquín López-Contreras, Xavier Crusi, Ferran Navarro, Mercè Gurguí, Natividad Benito   +9 more
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Protective effect of N-acetylcysteine in prosthetic joint infection: A nationwide population-based cohort study

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2020
Purpose: This nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study evaluated the protective effect of N-acetylcysteine against prosthetic joint infection after hip or knee joint replacement.
Chan-Yuan Chang, Wu-Chien Chien, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chang-Huei Tsao, Fu-Huang Lin, Feng-Yee Chang, Shih-Ta Shang, Yung-Chih Wang   +7 more
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Infection after total joint replacement of the hip and knee: research programme including the INFORM RCT

Programme Grants for Applied Research, 2022
Background: People with severe osteoarthritis, other joint conditions or injury may have joint replacement to reduce pain and disability. In the UK in 2019, over 200,000 hip and knee replacements were performed.
Ashley W Blom, Andrew D Beswick, Amanda Burston, Fran E Carroll, Kirsty Garfield, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Shaun Harris, Setor K Kunutsor, Athene Lane, Erik Lenguerrand, Alasdair MacGowan, Charlotte Mallon, Andrew J Moore, Sian Noble, Cecily K Palmer, Ola Rolfson, Simon Strange, Michael R Whitehouse   +17 more
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An Unusual Case of Brucella abortus Prosthetic Joint Infection [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2019
Brucellosis is a systemic infection caused by brucella species. Prosthetic joint infection due to brucella species is rare. We report the case of a prosthetic joint infection presenting fourteen years post treatment for systemic brucellosis.
J. Walsh, A. Gilleece, L. Fenelon, D. Cogley, K. Schaffer   +4 more
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Acute left knee prosthetic joint infection by Francisella tularensis with literature review

IDCases, 2023
Tularemia is a severe zoonotic disease caused by gram-negative bacillus Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis species account for most cases in the United States of America (USA). Apart from the six classical clinical presentations that include glandular,
Javier Escovar, Sachin M. Patil, William Roland   +2 more
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Histoplasma capsulatum prosthetic joint infection

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2023
Immunocompromised patients are at risk of opportunistic infections. This is a 67-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis and knee osteoarthritis who underwent left total knee arthroplasty in 2009.
Sandra Rajme-López, María F. González-Lara, Andrea Rangel-Cordero, Alfredo Ponce-de-León   +3 more
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Campylobacter Prosthetic Joint Infection [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2014
ABSTRACTA 75-year-old man was diagnosed with probableCampylobacter jejuniprosthetic knee infection after a diarrheal illness. Joint aspirate and operative cultures were negative, but PCR of prosthesis sonicate fluid was positive, as was stool culture.
Shawn, Vasoo, Jeramy J, Schwab, Scott A, Cunningham, Trisha J, Robinson, Joseph R, Cass, Elie F, Berbari, Randall C, Walker, Douglas R, Osmon, Robin, Patel   +8 more
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Corynebacterium Prosthetic Joint Infection [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2012
ABSTRACTIdentification ofCorynebacteriumspecies may be challenging.Corynebacteriumspecies are occasional causes of prosthetic joint infection (PJI), but few data are available on the subject. Based on the literature,C. amycolatum,C. aurimucosum,C. jeikeium, andC. striatumare the most commonCorynebacteriumspecies that cause PJI.
Charles, Cazanave, Kerryl E, Greenwood-Quaintance, Arlen D, Hanssen, Robin, Patel   +3 more
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Sensitivities, specificities, and predictive values of microbiological culture techniques for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection [PDF]

, 2014
Background. Identifying the microorganism in a prosthetic joint infection is the key to appropriately targeting antimicrobial treatment. Despite the availability of various techniques, no single test is considered the definitive gold standard. Aim.
Foguet, P, Jordan, Robert W., Smith, NA, Sprowson, AP, Saithna, A, Saithna, Adnan, Foguet, Pedro, Jordan, RW, Smith, Nicholas A., Sprowson, Andrew P.   +9 more
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