Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Jul;18(7):908-10. doi: 10.1007/s00167-010-1048-x. Epub 2010 Jan 30.
We report a case of a 63-year-old female patient who underwent a total knee arthroplasty in which the knee later became infected with Brucella melitensis. Diagnosis was made by positive culture of a sinus tract discharge. Radiological views of the knee did not show signs of implant loosening. The patient was successfully treated with rifampicin and doxycycline without surgery.
我们报告了一例 63 岁女性患者,她在全膝关节置换术后感染了布鲁氏菌。通过窦道分泌物的阳性培养做出了诊断。膝关节的影像学检查没有显示出假体松动的迹象。患者成功地接受了利福平联合多西环素治疗,无需手术。