Ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: From isolation and identification to revision surgery

Ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: From isolation and identification to revision surgery

Ralstonia pickettii remains a rare cause of periprosthetic joint infections, may therefore elude diagnosis, and causes a delay in optimal management. We describe our experience with a case of R. pickettii prosthetic knee joint infection to highlight key features in clinical presentation, isolation,...

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Main Authors: Vikram Indrajit Shah, Sachin Upadhyay, Bhavin Bimbisar Kapadiya, Jatin Govind Sanandia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Knee joint infection
Ralstonia pickettii
periprosthetic joint infection
Online Access:http://www.joas.in/article.asp?issn=2319-2585;year=2018;volume=6;issue=1;spage=43;epage=47;aulast=Shah
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spelling doaj-6863372a9ea44a8f85f978c0e56ae4f72020-11-24T22:27:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences2319-25852018-01-0161434710.4103/joas.joas_49_17Ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: From isolation and identification to revision surgeryVikram Indrajit ShahSachin UpadhyayBhavin Bimbisar KapadiyaJatin Govind SanandiaRalstonia pickettii remains a rare cause of periprosthetic joint infections, may therefore elude diagnosis, and causes a delay in optimal management. We describe our experience with a case of R. pickettii prosthetic knee joint infection to highlight key features in clinical presentation, isolation, identification, and optimal management.http://www.joas.in/article.asp?issn=2319-2585;year=2018;volume=6;issue=1;spage=43;epage=47;aulast=ShahKnee joint infectionRalstonia pickettiiperiprosthetic joint infection
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Sachin Upadhyay
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Jatin Govind Sanandia
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Sachin Upadhyay
Bhavin Bimbisar Kapadiya
Jatin Govind Sanandia
Ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: From isolation and identification to revision surgery
Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences
Knee joint infection
Ralstonia pickettii
periprosthetic joint infection
author_facet Vikram Indrajit Shah
Sachin Upadhyay
Bhavin Bimbisar Kapadiya
Jatin Govind Sanandia
author_sort Vikram Indrajit Shah
title Ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: From isolation and identification to revision surgery
title_short Ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: From isolation and identification to revision surgery
title_full Ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: From isolation and identification to revision surgery
title_fullStr Ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: From isolation and identification to revision surgery
title_full_unstemmed Ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: From isolation and identification to revision surgery
title_sort ralstonia pickettii infection in total knee arthroplasty: from isolation and identification to revision surgery
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences
issn 2319-2585
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Ralstonia pickettii remains a rare cause of periprosthetic joint infections, may therefore elude diagnosis, and causes a delay in optimal management. We describe our experience with a case of R. pickettii prosthetic knee joint infection to highlight key features in clinical presentation, isolation, identification, and optimal management.
topic Knee joint infection
Ralstonia pickettii
periprosthetic joint infection
url http://www.joas.in/article.asp?issn=2319-2585;year=2018;volume=6;issue=1;spage=43;epage=47;aulast=Shah
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