Deep Infection Caused by Gas-Forming Bacteria after Total Hip Arthroplasty.
10.5371/jkhs.2009.21.3.275
- Author:
Yong Sik KIM
1
;
Young Kyun WOO
;
Kyung Jin LEE
;
Ki Hyun BOO
;
Soon Yong KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sykwon@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Total hip arthroplasty;
Gas forming infection;
Escherichia coli
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty;
Bacteria;
Escherichia coli;
Gas Gangrene;
Hip;
Humans;
Staphylococcus aureus;
Staphylococcus epidermidis
- From:Journal of the Korean Hip Society
2009;21(3):275-277
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
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.
