Prosthetic Joint Infections Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex-An ESGIAI-ESGMYC Multicenter, Retrospective Study and Literature Review.

Álvaro Auñón Rubio Llanos Salar-Vidal Ignacio Mahillo Fernández Francisco Almeida Pedro PereiraJaime Lora-TamayoTristan FerrySarah SouègesAurélien DinhRosa Escudero-Sanchez Candela Menéndez Fernández-Miranda Alicia RicoNicolo RossiJaime Esteban Moreno

Published in: Microorganisms (2024)

Tuberculous prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare condition, typically presenting as a localized chronic infection. Antibiotic treatment is essential for the management of these patients, but neither surgical treatment nor duration of treatment seems to have importance in the outcome.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
case report
peritoneal dialysis