title: Septic arthritis caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium abscessus in a prosthetic knee joint: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) is an infrequent cause of prosthetic knee joint infections. Simultaneous infection with different NTM species in a prosthetic knee joint has not been previously reported. A case of prosthetic knee joint infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus and M. fortuitum is described in this report. The patient was successfully treated with adequate antibiotics and surgery. The clinical features of sixteen previously reported cases of prosthetic knee joint infection caused by NTM are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Shu-Xiang
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chang-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yu-Chuan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chorng-Jang
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lay
authors.forename: Chen-Chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents