JBJI Journal of Bone and Joint Infection JBJI J. Bone Joint Infect. 2206-3552 Ivyspring Göttingen, Germany 10.7150/jbji.20791 Gonococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection Gassiep Ian 1 2 Gilpin Bradley 2 3 Douglas Joel 1 Siebert David 1 2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland Health, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland Health, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia. 18 08 2017 2 3 160 162 Copyright: © 2017 Ian Gassiep et al. 2017 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is available from https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/2/160/2017/jbji-2-160-2017.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/2/160/2017/jbji-2-160-2017.pdf

<p class="p p-first-last" id="__p2"><em>Neisseria gonorrhoea</em> is a common sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Disseminated gonococcal infection is an infrequent presentation and rarely can be associated with septic arthritis. Incidence of this infection is rising, both internationally and in older age groups. We present the first documented case of <em>N. gonorrhoea</em> prosthetic joint infection which was successfully treated with laparoscopic debridement and antimicrobial therapy.</p>

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