Pneumococcal arthritis in a prosthetic knee. A case report and review of the literature.
Prosthetic joint infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare condition. An 86-year-old woman with a S. pneumoniae-infected total knee arthroplasty was successfully treated by a combined medical-surgical approach.
Ryczak
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Infectious Disease Division (Department of Medicine), Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199.
Sands
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Brown
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Sklar
J H
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D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000628:therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae
D010406:Penicillins