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KMID : 0386720090210030275
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Journal of the Korean Hip Society
2009 Volume.21 No. 3 p.275 ~ p.277
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Deep Infection Caused by Gas-Forming Bacteria after Total Hip Arthroplasty
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Kim Yong-Sik
Woo Young-Kyun
Boo Ki-Hyun
Kwon Soon Yong
Lee Kyung-Jin
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Abstract
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A deep infection after total hip arthroplasty is a very severe complication that occurs in about 1~2% of the patients. The major cause of this infection is Staphylococcus aureus in the early stage and Staphylococcus epidermidis in the late stage A nontraumatic gas-forming infection is rare and difficult to diagnose because of its slower clinical course than that of gas gangrene. Therefore, it has a high mortality rate due to delayed treatment. There have been no reports on gas-forming infection by Escherichia coli after total hip arthroplasty. We report here on a patient who was treated by open arthrotomy and the patient expired due to a Escherichia coli, gas-forming infection after undergoing total hip arthroplasty.
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KEYWORD
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Total hip arthroplasty, Gas forming infection, Escherichia coli
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