title: [Acute total knee replacement infection after a cat bite and scratch: a clinical case and review of the literature].
abstract: In the last 15 years only few cases of Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) total knee arthroplasty infection have been published, mostly related to cat or dog bites or scratches. We report a case of P. multocida total knee arthroplasty infection in a 64-year- old patient, 10 days after being scratched and bitten by his cat. The patient was successfully treated with debridement and tibial interspacer exchange and antibiotic treatment for 6 weeks. Antimicrobial prophylaxis should be considered in cat or dog bites or scratches victims with prosthetic joints.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angulo
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Amaya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002415:Cats; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Artroplastia total de rodilla; Infección; Infection; Pasteurella multocida; Total knee arthroplasty