Septic arthritis due to Listeria monocytogenes: report and review of the literature.
Septic arthritis due to Listeria monocytogenes is an uncommon infection amenable to antibiotic therapy along with open or closed drainage. We report successful antibiotic treatment of a prosthetic joint infection in a man with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis and present a review of the literature describing this specific infection.
Massarotti
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Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA 02111.
Dinerman
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D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents