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Campylobacter jejuni prosthetic joint infection in an ulcerative colitis patient in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms

IDCases, 2020
73-year-old man with ulcerative colitis was diagnosed with Campylobacter jejuni prosthetic knee infection. No preceding gastrointestinal illness was reported.
Sehar Ali, Budder Siddiqui, Folake Lawal
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Prosthetic joint infection caused by Granulicatella adiacens: a case series and review of literature [PDF]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background Bone and joint infection involving Granulicatella adiacens is rare, and mainly involved in cases of bacteremia and infectious endocarditis. Here we report three cases of prosthetic joint infection involving G.
Fanny Quénard, Piseth Seng, Jean-Christophe Lagier, Florence Fenollar, Andreas Stein   +4 more
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Mycobacterium mageritense Prosthetic Joint Infection

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2020
Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) complicate up to 2% of arthroplasties and are usually caused by typical bacterial agents (e.g., staphylococci and streptococci).
Maria A. Caravedo Martinez, Lucas S. Blanton   +1 more
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Small-colony variant of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in prosthetic joint infection [PDF]

Arthroplasty Today, 2018
Prosthetic joint infection is usually caused by staphylococci. Among the coagulase-negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus lugdunensis is important because it behaves as a pathogen similar to S aureus.
Mohamed Askar, PhD, MRCS, Benjamin Bloch, PhD, FRCS Orth, Roger Bayston, PhD, FRCPath   +2 more
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Campylobacter coli Prosthetic Joint Infection: Case Report and a Review of the Literature [PDF]

Pathogens
Prosthetic joint infections caused by Campylobacter are uncommon, with the majority of cases being attributed to C. fetus. This case report represents the third instance of a prosthetic hip infection caused by C.
Stijn Jonckheere, Celestin Mairesse, Patricia Vandecandelaere, Jens Vanbiervliet, Wim Terryn, Jan Somers, Benoit Prevost, Delphine Martiny   +7 more
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Prosthetic Knee Joint Infection Secondary to Granulicatella adiacens: A Case Report

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Granulicatella adiacens is an uncommon cause of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). Here, we report a case of Granulicatella adiacens prosthetic knee joint infection in a patient who was previously managed for Granulicatella bacteremia 10 months earlier ...
Edward Lovering, Farhang Alaee, Michelle Bahrain   +2 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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Prosthetic hip infection due to Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis

IDCases, 2021
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication of prosthetic joint implantation with a prevalence of about 1–2 % of all prosthetic joint surgeries. While Staphylococcus spp. are the most common organisms isolated, Salmonella spp.
Fernando Casado-Castillo, Takaaki Kobayashi, Poorani Sekar, Judy Streit, Ilonka Molano De Pena   +4 more
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The incidence rate, trend and microbiological aetiology of prosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty: A 13 years’ experience from a tertiary medical center in Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2018
Background/purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) improves the patient's quality of life by relieving pain, correcting the deformity, and helping the patient resume normal activities. However, post-TKA prosthetic joint infection leads to implant failure,
Fu-Der Wang, Yu-Ping Wang, Cheng-Fong Chen, Hsin-Pai Chen   +3 more
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An unusual cause of prosthetic joint infection: Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2012
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a rare cause of prosthetic joint infection. Early diagnosis is critical for a good treatment response.Here, we report a case of prosthetic joint infection due to M.tuberculosis.
Bilgül Mete, Mücahit Yemişen, Selda Aydın, Muharrem Babacan, Reşat Özaras, Fahri Erdoğan, Ali Mert, Fehmi Tabak, Recep Öztürk   +8 more
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