Successful Treatment of a Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Mycobacterium abscessus

Prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium abscessus is uncommon and optimal therapy remains poorly defined. Following a two-stage revision, clinical and microbiological cure was achieved in a patient with a M abscessus-infected total hip arthroplasty. A prolonged course of directed antibacteri...

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Main Authors: Andrew Petrosoniak, Paul Kim, Marc Desjardins, B Craig Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/968052

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