[Septic infection of hip joint prosthesis with Listeria monocytogenes].
A case of Listeria monocytogenes septicaemia and infection of a prosthetic hip joint is presented in a patient with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The patient developed the infection five and a half years after primary alloplastic operation. The prosthesis was removed and a temporary prosthesis with gentamicin was placed ("spacer"). The antibiotic treatment included ampicillin, pivampicillin and sulfamethoxazole-trimetroprim. Six weeks after removal of the prosthesis an un-cemented prosthesis was placed, and the patient had a full functional recovery.
Hansen
P S
PS
Aalborg Sygehus, klinisk mikrobiologisk afdeling.
Schønheyder
H C
HC
Pedersen
C
C
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012086:Reoperation
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents