Abstract | BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a major clinical problem in orthopedic surgery. Capnocytophaga canimorsus (C. canimorsus) is an unusual and hardly detectable bacterium. A review of the literature indicates that C. canimorsus affects mainly immunocompromised patients. It has not been reported to cause periprosthetic joint infections in immunocompetent patients so far. This case report aims to raise awareness of C. canimorsus in orthopedic surgery with special regard to joint arthroplasty. METHODS: RESULTS: In the present case, we could demonstrate that adequate treatment of C. canimorsus was capable to successfully treat periprosthetic joint infection caused by C. canimorsus in an immunocompetent patient. CONCLUSION: We feel that C. canimorsus has to be taken into account as a potential pathogen causing periprosthetic joint infection - regardless of the immunological status of the patient and especially when the detection of a pathogen does not succeed.
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Authors | Marcel Orth, Patrick Orth, Konstantinos Anagnostakos |
Journal | The Knee
(Knee)
Vol. 24
Issue 4
Pg. 876-881
(Aug 2017)
ISSN: 1873-5800 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 28526202
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
(adverse effects)
- Capnocytophaga
(isolation & purification)
- Device Removal
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
(diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery)
- Humans
- Immunocompetence
- Knee Joint
(microbiology, surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
(diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery)
- Reoperation
(methods)
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