RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <em>Streptococcus gordonii</em> prosthetic joint infection in the setting of vigorous dental flossing
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr2015210695
DO 10.1136/bcr-2015-210695
VO 2015
A1 Rick Klein
A1 Ala S Dababneh
A1 Bharath Raj Varatharaj Palraj
YR 2015
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-210695.abstract
AB A 65-year-old woman with osteoarthritis, who underwent knee replacement 5 years prior, developed sudden onset knee pain and swelling. She had voluntarily starting a vigorous dental flossing regimen prior to the onset of symptoms. The patient underwent right knee arthrotomy, irrigation and debridement of right total knee arthroplasty and exchange of polyethylene with retention of the prosthesis. Intraoperative cultures grew Streptococcus gordonii. She was treated with 6 weeks of ceftriaxone and was later placed on oral antibiotic suppression.