title: Mucoraceae infections of antibiotic-loaded cement spacers in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Two clinical cases of mycotic infections secondary to knee spacers medicated with antibiotics against bacterial infections are presented. Care must be taken between the first and second stage (when the spacer is in place), and attention must be paid to the management of the surgical wound to avoid secondary contamination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Novara Hospital, Novara, Italy. remoceffa@tin.it
authors.forename: Remo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ceffa
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andreoni
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borrè
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghisellini
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fornara
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brugo
authors.forename: Merrill A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ritter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001843:Bone Cements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001843:Bone Cements