Haematogenous infection of a resurfacing hip replacement after transurethral resection of the prostate.
J Bone Joint Surg Br
; 91(6): 820-1, 2009 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19483240
A 66-year-old man presented with an infected resurfacing hip replacement in the immediate post-operative period following an uneventful transurethral resection of the prostate. Prophylactic antibiotics had been administered on induction of anaesthesia. The hip prosthesis had been inserted seven years previously and had been hitherto asymptomatic. The hip was washed out and microbiological examination identified Enterococcus faecalis as the infecting micro-organism. Despite current recommendations, clinicians undertaking invasive procedures which can lead to bacteraemia in patients with prosthetic joint replacements should be aware of the risk of haematogenous seeding in such prostheses, which although low, has potentially disastrous consequences.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Relacionadas con Prótesis
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Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas
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Enterococcus faecalis
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Artroplastia de Reemplazo de Cadera
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Resección Transuretral de la Próstata
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Prótesis de Cadera
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Bone Joint Surg Br
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido