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A rare case of Prosthetic Joint Infection associated with Coxiella burnetii

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
We report here the case of a Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) associated with Coxiella burnetii in a 62-year-old man with a revised total hip arthroplasty.
Rachel Chenouard, Emmanuel Hoppé, Carole Lemarié, Abdelhafid Talha, Florian Ducellier, François Ferchaud, Marie Kempf, Sophie Edouard, Pierre Abgueguen, Valérie Rabier, Hélène Pailhoriès   +10 more
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A desirability of outcome ranking (DOOR) for periprosthetic joint infection – a Delphi analysis [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2022
Background: Treatment outcomes in studies on prosthetic joint infection are generally assessed using a dichotomous outcome relating to treatment success or failure.
B. P. Johns, B. P. Johns, D. C. Dewar, D. C. Dewar, M. R. Loewenthal, M. R. Loewenthal, L. A. Manning, A. Atrey, N. Atri, D. G. Campbell, M. Dunbar, C. Kandel, A. Khoshbin, C. W. Jones, J. Lora-Tamayo, C. McDougall, C. McDougall, D. J. F. Moojen, J. Mulford, D. L. Paterson, T. Peel, M. Solomon, S. W. Young, J. S. Davis, J. S. Davis   +24 more
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Studying Biofilm and Clinical Issues in Orthopedics

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
The association between biofilm-forming microorganisms and prosthetic joint infection influences all aspect of management including approaches to diagnosis, management and prevention.
Trisha N. Peel, Trisha N. Peel
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Diagnostics in prosthetic joint infections [PDF]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2014
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) poses a significant burden on patients, clinicians and the healthcare economy. Although various tests have been established for the diagnosis of PJI, the diagnosis remains challenging. In this review, established and potential future diagnostic tests are presented, some of which could provide stepping stones towards ...
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Micromonas micros Infection of a Prosthetic Hip Joint: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021
Micromonas micros is an oral anaerobic Gram-positive coccus and is a commensal of the mouth, and it is rarely isolated in prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and even less frequently related to a preceding dental procedure with eventual hematogenous ...
Abhimanyu Aggarwal, Durane Walker
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Staphylococcal response to daptomycin in implant-associated infections [PDF]

, 2011
The use of medical devices carries the risk of infection. Due to the development of multi-resistant bacteria, missing microcirculation, and biofilm embedded bacteria these implant-associated infections are difficult to treat.
John, Anne-Kathrin
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Periprosthetic hip joint infection with Aspergillus terreus: A clinical case and a review of the literature

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2017
Fungal periprosthetic joint infections due to Aspergillus species are rare but are associated with significant cost and morbidity. We present a case of Asperigillus terreus prosthetic joint infection of the hip.
Rachel Bartash, Yi Guo, John B. Pope, Michael H. Levi, Wendy Szymczak, Nidhi Saraiya, Priya Nori   +6 more
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Can metagenomic next-generation sequencing identify the pathogens responsible for culture-negative prosthetic joint infection?

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background The aims of this study were to (1) evaluate the efficacy and safety of targeted antibiotics for the treatment of culture-negative prosthetic joint infection based on metagenomic next-generation sequencing results and (2) verify the accuracy ...
Chaoxin Wang, Zida Huang, Wenbo Li, Xinyu Fang, Wenming Zhang   +4 more
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Treatment Challenges of Prosthetic Hip Infection with Associated Iliacus Muscle Abscess: Report of 5 Cases and Literature Review [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2017
Prosthetic joint infection is an unfortunate though well-recognized complication of total joint arthroplasty. An iliacus and/or iliopsoas muscle abscess is a rarely documented presentation of hip prosthetic joint infection.
J. M. Lawrenz, N. W. Mesko, C. A. Higuera, R. M. Molloy, C. Simpfendorfer, M. Babic   +5 more
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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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