A Case Of Recurrent Prosthetic Joint Infection In An HIV-Infected Man.

J Bone Jt Infect

Service de Médecine Interne et Rhumatologie & Centre de Référence des Infections Ostéo-Articulaires Complexes, Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses-Croix Saint-Simon, 125, rue d'Avron, 75020 Paris, France.

Published: October 2018

We describe the case of an HIV-infected man who developed twice a prosthetic joint infection. In our knowledge, it is the first case to date. Furthermore, it illustrates the fact that this bacterium is difficult to isolate and that recurrences can occur even after apparently successful treatment.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215987PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.28375DOI Listing

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