Journal of Bone and Joint Infection (Sep 2020)

Treatment of <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> prosthetic joint infections with short-course antibiotics: three cases and a literature review

  • S. Browning,
  • S. Browning,
  • H. N. Walker,
  • T. Ryan,
  • R. Pickles,
  • R. Pickles,
  • M. Loftus,
  • J. A. Trubiano,
  • J. A. Trubiano,
  • J. A. Trubiano,
  • A. Hardidge,
  • A. Hardidge,
  • J. S. Davis,
  • J. S. Davis,
  • J. S. Davis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-33-2020
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6
pp. 33 – 37

Abstract

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Neisseria meningitidis is a rare cause of prosthetic joint infection (PJI), with only three cases previously reported. Here we report three further cases, all of which were successfully treated with implant retention and short-course antibiotics (<6 weeks).