Megaprosthesis Infection by Bacteroides fragilis in a Patient With Ewing's Sarcoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

ABSTRACT Bacteroides fragilis, typically linked to intra‐abdominal infections, caused a rare prosthetic infection in a patient with Ewing's sarcoma. Treated with intravenous and oral antibiotics, the patient fully recovered. This case underscores the diverse infections B. fragilis can cause and highlights the need for further research.

Keywords

• Bacteroides fragilis
• Ewing's sarcoma
• joint infection
• megaprosthesis