Summary
A case of late haematogenous pneumococ cal infection of a prosthetic hip joint is presented. In view of the relatively benign nature of pneumococcal arthritis, the patient was treated with parenteral antibiotics and surgical drainage without removal of the prosthesis. This was followed by complete resolution.
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Présentation d'un cas d'infection pneumococcique tardive, par voie hématogène, d'une prothèse totale de hanche. L'arthrite à pneumocoques paraissant relativement bénigne, le malade a été traité par antibiothérapie et drainage chirurgical de la hanche, sans ablation de la prothèse. La guérison complète a été obtenue.
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Wollner, A., Gilon, D., Mattan, Y. et al. Pneumococcal infection of a prosthetic hip joint. International Orthopaedics 13, 135–136 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266375
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