A Rare Case of Prosthetic Joint Infection with Streptococcus gordonii

10 November 2022: Articles

A Rare Case of Prosthetic Joint Infection with

Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Varsha Prasad ^A* , Frederic Washburn ^C , Baina Barouni ^E , Musab Saeed ^A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937271

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937271

Table 1. Different case report findings.

Case Report	Age	Gender	Site	PJI	Risk factors	Treatment methods	Outcomes
Fenelon et al, []¹⁴	69	Female	Hip	Yes	Chronic sinus infection in a left upper incisor	IV ceftriaxone for six week duration, followed by suppressive amoxicillin and extraction of left upper incisor	Complication with clostridium difficile colitis following long term antibiotic therapy
Klein et al, []¹⁵	65	Female	Knee	Yes	Excessive flossing and gingival manipulation preoperatively	Antibiotic therapy for two weeks. Authors do not specify the antibiotic regimen	Resolution of symptoms
Yombi et al, []¹⁶	62	Male	Knee	No	Poor dental status	Ampicillin intravenously for two weeks, then moxifloxacin orally plus rifampicin for two weeks. Total treatment duration four weeks	Complete clinical and functional recovery
Yombi et al, []¹⁶	78	Female	Knee	Yes	Pre-existing valvulopathy	Amoxicillin and rifampicin for total of twelve weeks of antibiotic therapy, along with removal of prosthesis and aortic valve replacement	Uncomplicated follow up
Flowers et al, []¹⁷	68	Female	Shoulder	No	Recent shoulder injection	Intravenous ceftriaxone and oral levofloxacin to complete six weeks of therapy following surgical washout procedure	Post-infectious adhesive capsulitis currently managed with conservative treatment