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Novel Diagnostics in Revision Arthroplasty: Implant Sonication and Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
Published on: December 3, 2017
[Salmonella prosthetic knee septic arthritis successful retention of the prosthesis with prolonged suppressive
Dan Miron1, Miriam Zuker, Asa Lev-El
1Infectious Disease Consultation Service, Sieff Hospital, Safed, Israel. miron_da@clalit.org.il
Harefuah
|April 29, 2006
Abstract:
A 75 years old woman suffered from Salmonella enteritidis infected prosthetic knee joint septic arthritis. Maintenance of the prosthesis was achieved by surgical drainage and debridement of the joint followed by 3 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone and 3 months of oral ciprofloxacin therapy.