Septic arthritis caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in a prosthetic knee joint.
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We describe the third case of prosthetic infection due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. The patient, a 68-year-old woman, had had total knee arthroplasty 12 months before diagnosis. She had been in contact with swine at home. We review the seven previous reports of septic arthritis due to E. rhusiopathiae.
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Septic Arthritis Caused by Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae in a Prosthetic Knee Joint (case Report and Review)
Corresponding author and reprint request must be addressed to: Dr Laurent HOCQUELOUX, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital de La Source, BP 86709, 45067 Orléans Cedex 2, France. Tel.: +33 2 38 51 43 61 – Fax: +33 2 38 51 41 53 E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reser...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 48 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010