Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8744670 | Anaerobe | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Fusobacterium nucleatum is an obligately anaerobic gram-negative rod, a component of the microbiome of the oropharynx and the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts, causing an array of human infections which often include periodontal pathologies. As far as we know, there are no previous publications about acute periprosthetic joint infection due to Fusobacterium sp.; we report the first case in the medical literature of an aggressive, acute knee prosthetic infection due to F. nucleatum in a non-immunocompromised patient, unsuccessfully treated with a DAIR approach (Debridement + Antibiotics + Implant Retention).
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Authors
Pablo S. Corona, Mayli Lung, Dolors Rodriguez-Pardo, Carles Pigrau, Francisco Soldado, Carles Amat, Luis Carrera,