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- Title
SAVING TOTAL HIP ENDOPROSTHESIS IN CASE OF SOFT TISSUE INFECTION BY ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII. CASE REPORT.
- Authors
VAS - TIFÁN, ATTILA; GERGELY, ISTVÁN; ZUH, SÁNDOR; HIDI, MARGIT; POP, SORIN TUDOR
- Abstract
Acinetobacter baumanii is known as the second most common cause of hospital-acquired infections, following the Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Demand for total articular replacement is increasing rapidly in every year, so we can aspect an exponential growth of rate of periprosthetic joint infection. This paper is a case report of a patient treated in our septic department, wearing a total hip endoprosthesis and reoperated several times in another surgical ward. The resulting infection was superficial, we could manage it with a proper debridement and targeted antibiotherapy. At the long term check-ups, the patient was complaint-free, with no further signs of infection. It is expected that this type of infections to increase in the future. The difficulty of this treatment is given by the rapid development of antibiotic resistance.
- Subjects
SOFT tissue infections; ACINETOBACTER baumannii; ANTIBIOTIC prophylaxis; MEDICAL care; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
Acta Medica Transilvanica, 2015, Vol 20, Issue 3, p116
- ISSN
1453-1968
- Publication type
Article