The First Case of a Drug-Resistant Pasteurella Multocida Prosthetic Knee Infection Successfully Treated With Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2023 Jun 2

PMID 37265901

Authors

Martina Maritati

Luca Liverani

Antonio Gigante

Gustavo Alberto Zanoli

Giuseppe De Rito

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Abstract

, a zoonotic infectious organism, has most often been described in patients after an animal bite. It can cause a variety of infections ranging from superficial skin infections to more serious systemic infections, such as sepsis and meningitis. is a rare but well-recognized cause of prosthetic joint infections. Here, we report the first implant-associated infection caused by drug-resistant (penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid) , which was cured with targeted antimicrobial treatment and debridement, exchange of mobile parts, and retention of the prosthesis. Patients undergoing arthroplasty should be informed of the risks of close contact with pets, especially in light of the worrying phenomena of drug resistance spreading among animals due to the addition of antibiotics in animal feed.

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