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Successful treatment of a prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium abscessus
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 09/23/09

Petrosoniak A et al. – Prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium abscessus is uncommon and optimal therapy remains poorly defined. Following a twostage revision, clinical and microbiological cure was achieved in a patient with a M abscessus–infected total hip arthroplasty.

Candida albicans prosthetic hip infection in elderly patients: Is fluconazole monotherapy an option
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 10/14/09 Relevance Score: 81%

Propionibacterium acnes infection after shoulder arthroplasty: A diagnostic challenge
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Outcome of Acute Prosthetic Joint Infections Due to Gram-Negative Bacilli Treated with Open Debridement and Retention of the Prosthesis
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 79%

Effect of Periarticular Corticosteroid Injections During Total Knee Arthroplasty
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 78%

The sternoclavicular joint: can imaging differentiate infection from degenerative change
Skeletal Radiology, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 67%