Clostridium perfringens as an unusual cause of a prosthetic joint infection following total knee arthroplasty

Prosthetic joint infections are a serious complication of prosthetic joint implantations. These infections are generally caused by gram-positive, aerobic pathogens, however anaerobic organisms have been rarely implicated. We describe the case of an adult male who developed a Clostridium perfringens...

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Main Authors: Gina Stroud, Jeremy W. Vandiver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
TKA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300974