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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
CASE REPORT
Total hip arthroplasty infection caused by an unusual organism, Salmonella; its successful management and literature review

Summary

Prosthetic joint infection due to Salmonella spp is rare. Here we report an acute case of Salmonella enteritidis infection of a total hip arthroplasty in a man taking immunosuppressant medication. He was managed with antibiotics and two-stage revision surgery.

  • bone and joint infections
  • orthopaedics
  • salmonella

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-224792

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