Periprosthetic Joint Infection With Actinomyces radingae May Lead to the Identification of a Neglected Source of Intraoperative Contamination

Periprosthetic Joint Infection With Actinomyces radingae May Lead to the Identification of a Neglected Source of Intraoperative Contamination

Periprosthetic joint infection remains a major complication in arthroplasty. We present the first description of a case of periprosthetic joint infection with Actinomyces radingae, microorganism that is mostly found on the skin of the upper body and might cause particular challenges as it is difficu...

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Main Authors: Hannes Kuttner, MD, Stefan Pfister, MD, T. Fintan Moriarty, PhD, Christoph Meier, MD, Peter Wahl, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Periprosthetic joint infection
PJI
Total hip arthroplasty
THA
Actinomyces radingae
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344122002072

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