Larkin J A, Lit L, Sinnott J, Wills T, Szentivanyi A
Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
South Med J. 1999 Aug;92(8):831-2. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199908000-00019.
A 69-year-old woman with a history of multiple infections of a postoperative wound from a knee replacement was diagnosed with an infection with Tsukamurella sp. The infection was treated with a course of vancomycin and pipercillin/tazobactam, followed by a course of clarithromycin, ciprofloxacin, and ethambutol. The patient responded well. This represents the first report of a Tsukamurella infection of an artificial joint.
一名69岁女性，有膝关节置换术后伤口多次感染病史，被诊断为感染了冢村菌属。感染先接受了一个疗程的万古霉素和哌拉西林/他唑巴坦治疗，随后接受了一个疗程的克拉霉素、环丙沙星和乙胺丁醇治疗。患者反应良好。这是人工关节感染冢村菌属的首例报告。
