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Sonication contribution to identifying prosthetic joint infection with Ralstonia pickettii: a case report and review of the literature.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
July 2017
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Medicine Sibiu, Academic Emergency Hospital Sibiu - Chief of the Infectious Diseases Departmen, Address: Str. Lucian Blaga, Nr. 2A, 550169, Sibiu, Romania.
Article Synopsis
- The increasing number of hip and knee replacement surgeries raises the risk of complications, with prosthetic joint infections (PJI) being the most common, often caused by various bacteria.
- Ralstonia pickettii, a rare cause of PJI, has not previously been found on antibiotic-loaded spacers used in treatment.
- The case involves an 83-year-old male with early PJI after total hip replacement; despite multiple surgical interventions and antibiotic treatments, cultures did not identify the pathogen until later when Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected.