Salmonella prosthetic joint septic arthritis.

We describe a case of Salmonella enteritidis infection of a prosthetic knee joint that was cured with ceftriaxone therapy for 6 weeks and replacement of the tibial component of the prosthesis. Eleven other cases of salmonella prosthetic joint infection have been reported in the English-language literature. Five infections occurred within 20 days of prosthesis placement, and seven occurred several months to years later; ten of 12 infections involved hip prostheses.

Report of 24 cases of Listeria monocytogenes infection at the University of Miami Medical Center.

To examine the epidemiological spectrum of human listeriosis at a large municipal hospital in Miami, we reviewed the cases of Listeria monocytogenes infection seen at the University of Miami Medical Center over a nine-year period (1986-94). Twenty-four patients (13 adults, 11 neonates) with bacteriologically proven Listeria monocytogenes infections were identified. The annual rate of listeriosis for the entire period 1986-1994 was 0.