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Metronidazole resistant Bacteroides fragilis infection of a prosthetic hip joint.

M M Hickey1, U M Davies, J Dave, M Vogler, R A Wall.   

Abstract

A case of infection involving a prosthetic joint in a patient with adult Still's Disease is described. The causative organism was a strain of Bacteroides fragilis which was resistant to metronidazole. The rarity of this occurrence is emphasised. Diagnostic difficulties which arose are described and the problems encountered with therapy discussed.

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Year:  1990        PMID： 2319145     DOI： 10.1016/0163-4453(90)93340-x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Infect        ISSN： 0163-4453            Impact factor:   6.072


  3 in total

Review 1.  An unusual case of hip septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis in an alcoholic patient.

Authors:  M Merle-Melet; D Mainard; D Regent; C Dopff; J N Tamisier; P Ross; J P Delagoutte; A Gerard
Journal:  Infection       Date:  1994 Sep-Oct       Impact factor: 3.553

2.  Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Bacteroides Prosthetic Joint Infections.

Authors:  Neel Shah; Douglas Osmon; Aaron J Tande; James Steckelberg; Rafael Sierra; Randall Walker; Elie F Berbari
Journal:  J Bone Jt Infect       Date:  2017-03-19

Review 3.  Pyogenic arthritis of native joints due to Bacteroides fragilis: Case report and review of the literature.

Authors:  Joan M Nolla; Oscar Murillo; Javier Narvaez; Carmen Gómez Vaquero; Jaime Lora-Tamayo; Salvador Pedrero; Javier Cabo; Javier Ariza
Journal:  Medicine (Baltimore)       Date:  2016-06       Impact factor: 1.889
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