Unusual Listeria monocytogenes hematogenous infection in total knee replacement treated with one-stage revision surgery

Septic arthritis due to Listeria monocytogenes (LM) is extremely rare and most infections due to this organism are seen in immunocompromised patients. We describe a patient without immunological compromise, with a late total knee arthroplasty infection caused by LM treated with one-stage revision su...

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Main Authors: Fernando Diaz-Dilernia, MD, Julian Costantini, MD, Tomas I. Nicolino, MD, Marisa del Lujan Sanchez, MD, Lisandro Carbo, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344119300834