Title: Abiotrophia Defectiva Knee Prothesis Infection
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Author's response to reviews: see over 1791077883534244 – revised 1 Abiotrophia defectiva knee prosthesis infection. Abstract word count: 145 23 Text word count: 1084 24 25 1791077883534244 – revised 2 Abstract 25 Background: Abiotrophia species have rarely been implicated in osteoarticular infections. 26
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Abiotrophia defectiva knee prosthesis infection: A case report
BACKGROUND Abiotrophia species have rarely been implicated in osteoarticular infections. We report one case of an A. defectiva knee prosthesis infection. CASE PRESENTATION A 71-year-old man of Italian origin presented with pain and swelling of the knee four years after the implantation of a total knee replacement prosthesis. While standard culturing of the synovial fluid resulted in no isolat...
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