Mycobacterium farcinogenes infection after total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 684-687

  Wong, Tak Chuen ^a   Wai, Fu Chan ^a   Wai, Leuk Tsang ^a   Sai, Hung Yeung ^a   Fu, Keung Ip ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium infection; Prosthesis infection; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIA FARCINOGENES; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 23044484222     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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