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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