Streptococcus Dysgalactiae Subspecies Dysgalactiae Infection after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
- Author:
Man Jun PARK
1
;
Il Soo EUN
;
Chul Young JUNG
;
Young Chul KO
;
Young June KIM
;
Chang Kyu KIM
;
Eun Jin KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Busan Medical Center, Busan, Korea. dreun7@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Total knee arthroplasty;
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp;
Dysgalactiae;
Infection
- MeSH:
Animals;
Animals, Domestic;
Arm;
Arthroplasty;
Cellulitis;
Humans;
Joints;
Knee;
Streptococcus
- From:The Journal of Korean Knee Society
2012;24(2):120-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies dysgalactiae (SDSD), Lancefield group C streptococcus, is an animal pathogen which often causes pyogenic infection in domestic animals. Human infection by SDSD has been reported as a cellulitis on the upper arm, but a prosthetic joint infection caused by SDSD after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has not yet been reported in the literature demonstrating that its clinical manifestation and management have not been well established. In this case report, we aimed to present a case of SDSD prosthetic joint infection after TKA, which was successfully treated by two-stage re-implantation with an application of antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer.
