Septic Arthritis Caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium abscessus in a Prosthetic Knee Joint: Case Report and Review of Literature

Shu-Xiang Wang; Chang-Jen Yang; Yu-Chuan Chen; Chorng-Jang Lay; Chen-Chi Tsai

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5610

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Septic Arthritis Caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium abscessus in a Prosthetic Knee Joint: Case Report and Review of Literature

Shu-Xiang Wang, Chang-Jen Yang, Yu-Chuan Chen, Chorng-Jang Lay, Chen-Chi Tsai

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Keywords: septic arthritis, nontuberculous mycobacteria, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium abscessus

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2011 Volume 50 Issue 19 Pages 2227-2232

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5610

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Abstract

Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) is an infrequent cause of prosthetic knee joint infections. Simultaneous infection with different NTM species in a prosthetic knee joint has not been previously reported. A case of prosthetic knee joint infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus and M. fortuitum is described in this report. The patient was successfully treated with adequate antibiotics and surgery. The clinical features of sixteen previously reported cases of prosthetic knee joint infection caused by NTM are reviewed.

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