
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.

Published In
Case Rep Infect Dis
DOI
ISSN
2090-6625
Publication Date
2019
Volume
2019
Start / End Page
8109280
Location
Egypt