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Pneumococcal infection of a prosthetic hip joint
1Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
International Orthopaedics
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
A case of late haematogenous pneumococcal infection of a prosthetic hip joint is presented. In view of the relatively benign nature of pneumococcal arthritis, the patient was treated with parenteral antibiotics and surgical drainage without removal of the prosthesis. This was followed by complete resolution.
Insights
Late pneumococcal infection of a prosthetic hip joint can be treated non-surgically. Parenteral antibiotics and drainage resolved the infection without removing the prosthesis.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
Background:
- Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are serious complications following hip replacement surgery.
- Hematogenous spread of infection is a common route for late-onset PJIs.
- Pneumococcal infections are typically associated with respiratory tract infections, but can cause PJI.