Serum Procalcitonin Guide in a Case of Proteus mirabilis Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Author:
Vinodharan Nagaretnam
1
;
Khairil Anwar A H
1
;
Fahrudin Che-Hamzah
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Procalcitonin, Prosthetic joint infection, Proteus mirabilis, Hip arthroplasty, Endoprosthesis
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2023;19(No.5):438-440
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: Infection is a dreaded complication in patients who have underwent arthroplasty and often very challenging to treat. It accounts for lesser than 1% of arthroplasty cases and although low in occurrence, requires appropriate investigations and management to successfully treat the condition. This case demonstrates a case of a rare microorganism with unusual antibiotic susceptibility causing a prosthetic joint infection and the use of serum procalcitonin level as guide in management of the patient.
- Full text:11.2023my1654.pdf
