| Literature DB >> 21963746 |
Shu-Xiang Wang1, Chang-Jen Yang, Yu-Chuan Chen, Chorng-Jang Lay, Chen-Chi Tsai.
Abstract
Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) is an infrequent cause of prosthetic knee joint infections. Simultaneous infection with different NTM species in a prosthetic knee joint has not been previously reported. A case of prosthetic knee joint infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus and M. fortuitum is described in this report. The patient was successfully treated with adequate antibiotics and surgery. The clinical features of sixteen previously reported cases of prosthetic knee joint infection caused by NTM are reviewed.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21963746 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5610
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Intern Med ISSN: 0918-2918 Impact factor: 1.271