Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease

Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease

Primary meningococcal meningitis is an infrequent but known disease. However, the infection of a prosthetic joint with Neisseria meningitidis is rare. We hereby describe the second case of an arthroplasty infected with Neisseria meningitidis that responded favourably to prosthesis retention with sur...

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Main Authors: Berta Becerril Carral, Elvira Alarcón Manoja, Salvador López Cárdenas, Jesús Canueto Quintero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4545721
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spelling doaj-49a5e230d9ca4975b6687f889be545e92020-11-24T22:05:39ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/45457214545721Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual DiseaseBerta Becerril Carral0Elvira Alarcón Manoja1Salvador López Cárdenas2Jesús Canueto Quintero3Unidad Clínica de Gestión de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología del Área Sanitaria del Campo de Gibraltar, Cádiz, SpainUnidad Clínica de Gestión de Medicina Interna del Área Sanitaria del Campo de Gibraltar, Cádiz, SpainUnidad Clínica de Gestión de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología del Área Sanitaria del Campo de Gibraltar, Cádiz, SpainUnidad Clínica de Gestión de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología del Área Sanitaria del Campo de Gibraltar, Cádiz, SpainPrimary meningococcal meningitis is an infrequent but known disease. However, the infection of a prosthetic joint with Neisseria meningitidis is rare. We hereby describe the second case of an arthroplasty infected with Neisseria meningitidis that responded favourably to prosthesis retention with surgical debridement, in combination with antibiotics treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4545721
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author Berta Becerril Carral
Elvira Alarcón Manoja
Salvador López Cárdenas
Jesús Canueto Quintero
spellingShingle Berta Becerril Carral
Elvira Alarcón Manoja
Salvador López Cárdenas
Jesús Canueto Quintero
Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
author_facet Berta Becerril Carral
Elvira Alarcón Manoja
Salvador López Cárdenas
Jesús Canueto Quintero
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title Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease
title_short Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease
title_full Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease
title_fullStr Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease
title_full_unstemmed Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease
title_sort neisseria meningitidis infecting a prosthetic knee joint: a new case of an unusual disease
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
issn 2090-6625
2090-6633
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Primary meningococcal meningitis is an infrequent but known disease. However, the infection of a prosthetic joint with Neisseria meningitidis is rare. We hereby describe the second case of an arthroplasty infected with Neisseria meningitidis that responded favourably to prosthesis retention with surgical debridement, in combination with antibiotics treatment.
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