[Delay in accurate diagnostics during the Covid-19 pandemic: a case of fatal MSSA disseminated infection in an elder patient]. / Uitstel van accurate diagnose tijdens de COVID-19 pandemie.
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr
; 52(3)2021 Aug 11.
Article
in Dutch
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1410993
ABSTRACT
Periprosthetic joint infections at an advanced age can lead to significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, mostly related to an atypical form of presentation in this population. We describe in this case the delayed diagnostic process of a disseminated invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection in a frail patient with a total hip prosthesis. The detection of Staphylococcus aureus in a urine sample was a supplementary hint towards the possible existence of a Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. The course of this case shows that teleconsultation and ambulatory based diagnostics are not appropriate for frail older patients with (sub)acute bone and joint infections, even in times of pandemic and constrainedly deferred care.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Bacteremia
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Aged
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Humans
Language:
Dutch
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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