Abstract
We present possibly the first reported case of prosthetic joint infection due to group C Streptococcus in a 53-year-old man. The patient was treated with surgical debridement along with extended intravenous antibiotics and long-term oral penicillin therapy. He was able to retain the prosthesis and at 4-year follow-up had no symptoms or evidence of recurrent clinical infection.
MeSH terms
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
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Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Penicillins / therapeutic use
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Periodontal Diseases / complications*
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Periodontal Diseases / microbiology
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
Substances
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Cephalosporins
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Penicillins