First report of chronic implant-related septic arthritis and osteomyelitis due to Kytococcus schroeteri and a review of human K. schroeteri infections
We report the first case of Kytococcus schroeteri implant-related septic arthritis and osteomyelitis, identified by phenotypic tests and 16S rRNA sequencing, which responded to implant removal and doxycycline. 16S rRNA sequencing was useful for the accurate and rapid identification of the organism a...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3461212/ |