Articles | Volume 2, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.19574
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Brief report
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31 Aug 2017
Brief report |
| 31 Aug 2017
| 31 Aug 2017
Case Report - Infection of Total Knee Arthroplasty Treated with One-Stage Surgery and Linezolid
Keywords: Arthroplasty, Infection, Linezolid.
Abstract. Staphylococcus spp meticillin resistant infection can be treated with Linezolid. This is a case report of an orthopaedic implant infection in a 60 year-old male treated orally with Linezolid and Rifampicin for three months after one-stage arthroplasty. This is possible provided that platelet count is closely monitored throughout the course of treatment.
