Infection following orthopaedic implants and bone surgery
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2001; 7 (4-5): 738-743
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ABSTRACT
Forty-seven patients were investigated for early or late postoperative infections of orthopaedic implants and/or bone. A total of 88 isolates were recovered [64 aerobes and 24 anaerobes]. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis were the most common causative agents. Anaerobic bacteria were isolated from 16 [34%] patients; 50% of patients with late-onset infection and 10.5% with early-onset infection. In 6 [12.8%] patients, infection was with anaerobic organisms alone. All these patients had retained an extramedullary internal fixation device. Anaerobic microorganisms appear to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of late-onset postoperative infection, especially where there is an extramedullary internal fixation device
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por Pseudomonas
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Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Bactérias Anaeróbias
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Bactérias Aeróbias
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Infecções Bacterianas
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Infecções Relacionadas à Prótese
Limite:
Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Ano de publicação:
2001
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