Clostridium perfringens as an unusual cause of a prosthetic joint infection following total knee arthroplasty
Prosthetic joint infections are a serious complication of prosthetic joint implantations. These infections are generally caused by gram-positive, aerobic pathogens, however anaerobic organisms have been rarely implicated. We describe the case of an adult male who developed a Clostridium perfringens...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300974 |