Rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection of prosthetic knee joints: A report of two cases

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) cause prosthetic knee joint infections in rare cases. Infections with rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria (RGNTM) are difficult to treat due to their aggressive clinical behavior and resistance to antibiotics. Infections of a prosthetic knee joint by RGNTM...

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Published in:	The knee Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 869 - 875
Main Authors:	Kim, Manyoung, Ha, Chul-Won, Jang, Jae Won, Park, Yong-Beom
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2017 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aggressive behavior Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics Arthrodesis Arthroplasty Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects Biopsy Blood Cement Female Humans Joint diseases Joint surgery Knee Knee Joint - microbiology Knee Joint - surgery Knee Prosthesis - adverse effects Knee Prosthesis - microbiology Laboratories Mycobacterium abscessus Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - diagnosis Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy Neutrophils Non-tuberculous mycobacteria Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - isolation & purification Nosocomial infections Orthopedics Polyethylene Prostheses Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnosis Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology Prosthetic joint infection Prosthetics Rapidly growing mycobacteria Staphylococcus infections Surgery Transplants & implants Tuberculosis Non-tuberculous mycobacteria Rapidly growing mycobacteria Prosthetic joint infection Mycobacterium abscessus
ISSN:	0968-0160, 1873-5800, 1873-5800
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