Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review

Autor: S. Browning, H. N. Walker, T. Ryan, R. Pickles, M. Loftus, J. A. Trubiano, A. Hardidge, J. S. Davis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, Vol 6, Pp 33-37 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2206-3552
DOI: 10.5194/jbji-6-33-2020
Popis: Neisseria meningitidis is a rare cause of prosthetic joint infection (PJI), with only three cases previously reported. Here we report three further cases, all of which were successfully treated with implant retention and short-course antibiotics ( weeks).
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