[Salmonella prosthetic knee septic arthritis successful retention of the prosthesis with prolonged suppressive therapy].
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.
Miron
Dan
D
Infectious Disease Consultation Service, Sieff Hospital, Safed, Israel. miron_da@clalit.org.il
Zuker
Miriam
M
Lev-El
Asa
A
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D002443:Ceftriaxone