Mycobacterium thermoresistibile infection following knee-replacement surgery.
We report a case of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile as a cause of infection following total knee replacement. This infection was masked by the prior isolation of a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. The infection was resolved with long-term therapy using moxifloxacin and doxycycline.
LaBombardi
Vincent J
VJ
Department of Laboratories, St. Vincent's Hospital-Manhattan, New York, NY 10011, USA. vlabombardi@svcmcny.org
Shastry
Lalita
L
Tischler
Henry
H
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011804:Quinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001372:Aza Compounds; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; D004318:Doxycycline; D000077266:Moxifloxacin