Mycobacterium thermoresistibile infection following knee-replacement surgery

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Oct;43(10):5393-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5393-5394.2005.

Abstract

We report a case of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile as a cause of infection following total knee replacement. This infection was masked by the prior isolation of a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. The infection was resolved with long-term therapy using moxifloxacin and doxycycline.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects*
  • Aza Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Humans
  • Moxifloxacin
  • Mycobacterium / classification*
  • Mycobacterium / drug effects
  • Mycobacterium / isolation & purification
  • Mycobacterium Infections / drug therapy
  • Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology*
  • Quinolines / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Aza Compounds
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Quinolines
  • Doxycycline
  • Moxifloxacin