Successful Treatment of a Intra-articular Infection

Overview

Journal Emerg Microbes Infect

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2019 Jun 11

PMID 31179850

Citations 8

Authors

Scott C Roberts

Teresa R Zembower

Maureen K Bolon

Anish R Kadakia

Jasen H Gilley

Jason H Ko

Jessica Clark

Sharon Ward-Fore

Babafemi O Taiwo

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Abstract

A 78-year-old woman with a long-term ankle spacer with antibacterials developed an intra-articular infection. Treatment with systemic antifungal therapy plus an amphotericin B moulded cement spacer was successful.

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