Difficult to treat osteoarticulars infections : Focus on Mycobacterial and Fungal infection
Yombi, J.C.; Seyler, L.; Cornu, O.; Barbier, O.; Libouton, X.; Rodriguez-Villalobos, H.; Thienpont, E.
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica 83(1): 110-123
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6462 PMID: 29322903 Document Number: 691751
Bone and joint infections are rare but often devastating. While bacteria are most commonly encountered organisms, mycobacteria and fungi are less frequent. Management of the latter is often more complex, especially in the presence of foreign material. We will increasingly be faced with mycobacterial and fungal bone infections, as medical conditions and newer therapeutics lead to more immunosuppression. In this article, we will review osteomyelitis, septic arthritis and peri-prosthetic joint infections related to mycobacteria and fungi.