Nocardia nova infection after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with tibialis anterior allograft

Am J Sports Med. 2010 Jul;38(7):1483-6. doi: 10.1177/0363546510361217. Epub 2010 Apr 7.

Authors

Anil K Gupta¹, Claude T Moorman 3rd

Affiliation

¹ Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 20375367
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510361217

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anterior Cruciate Ligament / microbiology
Anterior Cruciate Ligament / surgery*
Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting / adverse effects*
Clarithromycin / therapeutic use
Humans
Imipenem / therapeutic use
Joint Instability / surgery
Male
Nocardia Infections / diagnosis
Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
Nocardia Infections / etiology*
Plastic Surgery Procedures / adverse effects*
Range of Motion, Articular
Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis
Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
Tibia / transplantation*
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

Imipenem
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Clarithromycin