title: [Salmonella prosthetic knee septic arthritis successful retention of the prosthesis with prolonged suppressive therapy].
abstract: A 75 years old woman suffered from Salmonella enteritidis infected prosthetic knee joint septic arthritis. Maintenance of the prosthesis was achieved by surgical drainage and debridement of the joint followed by 3 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone and 3 months of oral ciprofloxacin therapy.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Consultation Service, Sieff Hospital, Safed, Israel. miron_da@clalit.org.il
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miron
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuker
authors.forename: Asa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lev-El
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D002443:Ceftriaxone