Mycobacterium thermoresistibile infection following knee-replacement surgery.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2005
Abstract
We report a case of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile as a cause of infection following total knee replacement. This infection was masked by the prior isolation of a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. The infection was resolved with long-term therapy using moxifloxacin and doxycycline.
Volume
43
Issue
10
First Page
5393
Last Page
5394
ISSN
0095-1137
Published In/Presented At
LaBombardi, V. J., Shastry, L., & Tischler, H. (2005). Mycobacterium thermoresistibile infection following knee-replacement surgery. Journal of clinical microbiology, 43(10), 5393–5394. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.10.5393-5394.2005
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
16208028
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article
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