Case Report - Infection of Total Knee Arthroplasty Treated with One-Stage Surgery and Linezolid

Autor: A. M. Dell'Aquila, C. Janovsky, M. Cohen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, Vol 2, Pp 163-166 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2206-3552
DOI: 10.7150/jbji.19574
Popis: Staphylococcus spp meticillin resistant infection can be treated with Linezolid. This is a case report of an orthopaedic implant infection in a 60 year-old male treated orally with Linezolid and Rifampicin for three months after one-stage arthroplasty. This is possible provided that platelet count is closely monitored throughout the course of treatment.
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