Prosthetic joint infections caused by <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex: a series of five cases
<p>Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex (MAC) is a rare entity. There is limited guidance on management strategies and outcomes. In this paper, we describe the demographics, comorbidities, and clinical course of five patients at two academic...
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| author | K. Dobos G. A. Suh A. J. Tande S. Kappagoda |
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| description | <p>Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex (MAC) is a rare entity. There
is limited guidance on management strategies and outcomes. In this paper, we
describe the demographics, comorbidities, and clinical course of five
patients at two academic institutions, constituting the largest series
described to date.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-112088ba904f4fc09c9feb6565ff66e52022-12-22T03:02:31ZengCopernicus PublicationsJournal of Bone and Joint Infection2206-35522022-07-01713714110.5194/jbji-7-137-2022Prosthetic joint infections caused by <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex: a series of five casesK. Dobos0G. A. Suh1A. J. Tande2S. Kappagoda3Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USADivision of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, USA<p>Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex (MAC) is a rare entity. There is limited guidance on management strategies and outcomes. In this paper, we describe the demographics, comorbidities, and clinical course of five patients at two academic institutions, constituting the largest series described to date.</p>https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/7/137/2022/jbji-7-137-2022.pdf |
| spellingShingle | K. Dobos G. A. Suh A. J. Tande S. Kappagoda Prosthetic joint infections caused by <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex: a series of five cases Journal of Bone and Joint Infection |
| title | Prosthetic joint infections caused by <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex: a series of five cases |
| title_full | Prosthetic joint infections caused by <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex: a series of five cases |
| title_fullStr | Prosthetic joint infections caused by <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex: a series of five cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prosthetic joint infections caused by <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex: a series of five cases |
| title_short | Prosthetic joint infections caused by <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex: a series of five cases |
| title_sort | prosthetic joint infections caused by i mycobacterium avium i complex a series of five cases |
| url | https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/7/137/2022/jbji-7-137-2022.pdf |
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