Mycobacterium mageritense Prosthetic Joint Infection
Joint Authors
Caravedo Martinez, Maria A.
Blanton, Lucas S.
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-07-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) complicate up to 2% of arthroplasties and are usually caused by typical bacterial agents (e.g., staphylococci and streptococci).
Although an infrequent cause of PJI, mycobacterial species are difficult to eradicate, as they adhere to hardware, form biofilms, and have high rates of antimicrobial resistance.
Mycobacterium mageritense is a rapidly growing Mycobacterium that has been infrequently described as a cause of surgical and device-related infections.
We herein described a case of prosthetic knee infection due to M.
mageritense.
The patient was treated with removal of hardware, antimicrobials, and prosthetic knee reimplantation with a good outcome.
To our knowledge, M.
mageritense has not been previously described as a cause of PJI in the medical literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Caravedo Martinez, Maria A.& Blanton, Lucas S.. 2020. Mycobacterium mageritense Prosthetic Joint Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148289
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Caravedo Martinez, Maria A.& Blanton, Lucas S.. Mycobacterium mageritense Prosthetic Joint Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148289
American Medical Association (AMA)
Caravedo Martinez, Maria A.& Blanton, Lucas S.. Mycobacterium mageritense Prosthetic Joint Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148289
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148289