Medical management of pneumococcal arthritis involving a knee prosthesis.
Septic arthritis involving prosthetic joints has been frequently reported, with Staphylococcus species being the pathogen most commonly noted. We report a case of septic arthritis of a prosthetic knee caused by Pneumococcus, a previously unreported pathogen in this condition, which uniquely responded to treatment with antibiotics.
D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
D010406:Penicillins