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Postoperative Hardware-Related Infection from Kytococcus schroeteri: Its Association with Prosthetic Material and Hematological Malignancies—A Report of a Case and Review of Existing Literature
Joint Authors
Shah, Aditya S.
Vijayvargiya, Prakhar
Jung, Sarah
Wilson, John W.
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Kytococcus schroeteri is an infrequently isolated Gram-positive coccus often encountered as a commensal bacterium.
Only eighteen cases of human infection associated with this organism have been previously reported.
Most of these cases involved patients with implanted prosthetic materials or patients with immunosuppressive conditions.
It has been described in prosthetic valve endocarditis and in select patients with hematologic diseases but only one prior report as being involved in osteoarticular infections.
Case Presentation.
We describe a case of postsurgical osteoarticular hardware-related infection by K.
schroeteri and discuss a possible association with implanted prosthetic material.
Conclusion.
Other clinical presentations of K.
schroeteri, including reported infection syndromes, antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, and treatment outcomes, are also reviewed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shah, Aditya S.& Vijayvargiya, Prakhar& Jung, Sarah& Wilson, John W.. 2019. Postoperative Hardware-Related Infection from Kytococcus schroeteri: Its Association with Prosthetic Material and Hematological Malignancies—A Report of a Case and Review of Existing Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137104
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shah, Aditya S.…[et al.]. Postoperative Hardware-Related Infection from Kytococcus schroeteri: Its Association with Prosthetic Material and Hematological Malignancies—A Report of a Case and Review of Existing Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137104
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shah, Aditya S.& Vijayvargiya, Prakhar& Jung, Sarah& Wilson, John W.. Postoperative Hardware-Related Infection from Kytococcus schroeteri: Its Association with Prosthetic Material and Hematological Malignancies—A Report of a Case and Review of Existing Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137104
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1137104