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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research: September 2002 - Volume 402 - Issue - p 202-205
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Haemophilus Influenza Infection Complicating a Total Knee Arthroplasty
Bezwada, Hari P. MD; Nazarian, David G. MD; Booth, Robert E. Jr MDKnee
Haemophilus influenza is rarely a cause of septic arthritis in adults. It has not been reported as a cause of infection in total knee arthroplasties. Haemophilus influenza septic arthritis is a late stage, hematogenous infection. A 43-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis was found to have Haemophilus influenza infection 3 years after the index total knee arthroplasty. The patient was treated with debridement and systemic antibiotics. At the 5-year followup, the patient was comfortable and free of clinical signs of infection. This approach was successful at eradicating infection and salvaging the total knee arthroplasty.
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