Late infection of a total knee arthroplasty with Streptococcus bovis in association with carcinoma of the large intestine

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 813-815

  Vince, Kelly G ^a   Kantor, Stephen R ^b   Descalzi, Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Infection; Knee; Malignancy; Streptococcus bovis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISKITIS; EDEMA; ENDOCARDITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; KNEE PAIN; LARGE INTESTINE CANCER; MALE; MENINGITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERITONITIS; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SPONDYLITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0141535256     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(03)00268-7     Document Type: Article

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