Infection of a prosthetic knee joint with Peptostreptococcus magnus.

Infection of a prosthetic knee joint with Peptostreptococcus magnus in an immunosuppressed patient with rheumatoid arthritis is described. The organism is a skin commensal, generally thought to be of low pathogenicity; the difficulty in making the diagnosis is emphasised.

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Main Authors: Davies, U M, Leak, A M, Davé, J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1988
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1003618/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3196085
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