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https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/24926| Title: | Treatment of Neisseria meningitidis prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review. | Austin Authors: | Browning, Sarah;Walker, Harry N;Ryan, Thomas;Pickles, Robert;Loftus, Michael;Trubiano, Jason ;Hardidge, Andrew J ;Davis, Joshua S | Affiliation: | Medicine (University of Melbourne) Department of Infectious Diseases, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT, Australia Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Infectious Diseases and The National Centre for Infections in Cancer (NCIC), Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Parkville, VIC, Australia Infectious Diseases School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
Issue Date: | 4-Sep-2020 | Date: | 2020-09-04 | Publication information: | Journal of Bone and Joint Infection 2020; 6(2): 33-37 | Abstract: | Neisseria meningitidis is a rare cause of prosthetic joint infection (PJI), with only three cases previously reported. Here we report three further cases, all of which were successfully treated with implant retention and short-course antibiotics ( <6 weeks). | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/24926 | DOI: | 10.5194/jbji-6-33-2020 | Journal: | Journal of Bone and Joint Infection | PubMed URL: | 32983846 | ISSN: | 2206-3552 | Type: | Journal Article |
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