Water Contamination at an Ambulatory Surgical Center Leads to Severe Mycobacterium Fortuitum Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Case Series

Water Contamination at an Ambulatory Surgical Center Leads to Severe Mycobacterium Fortuitum Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Case Series

Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) following total joint arthroplasties are relatively rare but devastating complications. To date, no cases of Mycobacterium fortuitum PJIs associated with contaminated water supplies have been reported in the literature. Our report details 5 patients with Mycobacter...

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Main Authors: Reece Vesperman, MD, J. Ryan Martin, MD, Logan Locascio, BS, Christina T. Fiske, MD, MPH, Jessica Rice, MSN, FNP-C, Stephen Engstrom, MD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Total hip arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty
Prosthetic joint infection
Mycobacterium fortuitum
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234412400205X
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