Deep infection of a total knee implant as a complication of disseminated pneumococcal sepsis. A case report and review of literature

Knee

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-147

  Ochoa, Rolando Angelo T ^a   Mow, Christopher S ^b  

^a Asian Hospital and Medical Center Muntinlupa   (Philippines)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Pneumoccocus; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; AZA COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; QUINOLINES; REOPERATION; SEPSIS;

EID: 39749173847     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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