Pasteurella multocida infection of a total hip arthroplasty. A case report.
The authors report a case history of a diabetic woman requiring revision hip arthroplasty of a Charnley total hip prosthesis that was infected with Pasteurella multocida. The infection of the loose prosthesis followed a cat bite to the same leg. Advice is given on the management of patients with infection following animal inoculations, and the subject of increased risk with a loose prosthesis is discussed.
Braithwaite
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England.
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D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016979:Pasteurella multocida; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy