Mycobacterium fortuitum group periprosthetic joint infection
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 38 (8), 737-739
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540500504133
Abstract
The Mycobacterium fortuitum group of rapidly growing mycobacteria is recognized infrequently as a cause of periprosthetic joint infection. This report describes a case of periprosthetic joint infection due to a member of the M. fortuitum group where failure to consider this pathogen caused months of diagnostic delay. Aggressive surgery and 6 months of combination antimicrobial therapy eradicated the infection.Keywords
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