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Prosthetic Joint Infection due toMycobacterium bovisafter Intravesical Instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a treatment to prevent recurrence of superficial urothelial bladder carcinoma. Complications after bladder instillation of BCG have been reported including locally invasive and systemic infections due to dissemination of Mycobacterium bovis from the bladder. We present an uncommon case and literature review of prosthetic joint infection due to M. bovis after intravesical BCG treatment of bladder cancer.

Source: International Journal of Microbiology

DOI: 10.1155/2009/527208

Authors: Eric Gomez, Tom Chiang, Ted Louie, Madhavi Ponnapalli, Robert Eng, David B. Huang

Institutions: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, VA New Jersey Health Care System, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,000