BMJ Case Rep. 2018; 2018: bcr2018224792.

Total hip arthroplasty infection caused by an unusual organism, Salmonella; its successful management and literature review

Chetan Muralidhara Rao Dojode,1 Jessica Stephens Hemingway,2 Puthur Damodaran,1 and Nirav N Shah3

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Prosthetic joint infection due to Salmonella spp is rare. Here we report an acute case of Salmonella enteritidis infection of a total hip arthroplasty in a man taking immunosuppressant medication. He was managed with antibiotics and two-stage revision surgery.

Keywords: bone and joint infections, orthopaedics, salmonella

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