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Streptococcus salivarius Prosthetic Joint Infection following Dental Cleaning despite Antibiotic Prophylaxis.

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Olson, LB; Turner, DJ; Cox, GM; Hostler, CJ
Published in: Case Rep Infect Dis
2019

We present the case of a 92-year-old man with septic arthritis of a prosthetic hip joint due to Streptococcus salivarius one week following a high-risk dental procedure despite preprocedure amoxicillin. S. salivarius is a commensal bacterium of the human oral mucosa that is an uncommon cause of bacteremia. S. salivarius has previously been described as a causative agent of infective endocarditis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis but was only recently recognized as a cause of prosthetic joint infection. This case highlights the potential pathogenicity of a common commensal bacteria and the questionable utility of prophylactic antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent periprosthetic joint infections.

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Case Rep Infect Dis

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2090-6625

Publication Date

2019

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2019

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8109280

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Egypt
 

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Olson, L. B., Turner, D. J., Cox, G. M., & Hostler, C. J. (2019). Streptococcus salivarius Prosthetic Joint Infection following Dental Cleaning despite Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Case Rep Infect Dis, 2019, 8109280. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8109280
Olson, Lyra B., Daniel J. Turner, Gary M. Cox, and Christopher J. Hostler. “Streptococcus salivarius Prosthetic Joint Infection following Dental Cleaning despite Antibiotic Prophylaxis.Case Rep Infect Dis 2019 (2019): 8109280. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8109280.
Olson LB, Turner DJ, Cox GM, Hostler CJ. Streptococcus salivarius Prosthetic Joint Infection following Dental Cleaning despite Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2019;2019:8109280.
Olson, Lyra B., et al. “Streptococcus salivarius Prosthetic Joint Infection following Dental Cleaning despite Antibiotic Prophylaxis.Case Rep Infect Dis, vol. 2019, 2019, p. 8109280. Pubmed, doi:10.1155/2019/8109280.
Olson LB, Turner DJ, Cox GM, Hostler CJ. Streptococcus salivarius Prosthetic Joint Infection following Dental Cleaning despite Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2019;2019:8109280.
Journal cover image

Published In

Case Rep Infect Dis

DOI

ISSN

2090-6625

Publication Date

2019

Volume

2019

Start / End Page

8109280

Location

Egypt