title: Mycobacterium fortuitum group periprosthetic joint infection.
abstract: The Mycobacterium fortuitum group of rapidly growing mycobacteria is recognized infrequently as a cause of periprosthetic joint infection. This report describes a case of periprosthetic joint infection due to a member of the M. fortuitum group where failure to consider this pathogen caused months of diagnostic delay. Aggressive surgery and 6 months of combination antimicrobial therapy eradicated the infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. saccentemichael@uams.edu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saccente
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery