Group C streptococcal infection in a prosthetic joint.
We present possibly the first reported case of prosthetic joint infection due to group C Streptococcus in a 53-year-old man. The patient was treated with surgical debridement along with extended intravenous antibiotics and long-term oral penicillin therapy. He was able to retain the prosthesis and at 4-year follow-up had no symptoms or evidence of recurrent clinical infection.
Kleshinski
J
J
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699-0008, USA.
Georgiadis
G M
GM
Duggan
J M
JM
D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins