Atypical Presentation of Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty due to Parvimonas micra

Atypical Presentation of Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty due to Parvimonas micra

There is limited literature reporting the oral pathogen Parvimonas micra as the causative organism of periprosthetic joint infection. Previous reports demonstrate septic arthritis in native or prosthetic joints due to P. micra in elderly or immunocompromised patients associated with tooth abscess an...

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Main Authors: Dustin Randall, BS, Young Jee, MD, Aimen Vanood, BME, David Mayo, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Parvimonas micra
Peptostreptococcus micros
Periprosthetic joint infection
Total knee arthroplasty
Stiffness
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234412030193X

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