Infección de prótesis articular por Listeria monocytogenes: caso clínico y revisión de la literatura médica

Unusual Listeria monocytogenes hematogenous infection in total knee replacement treated with one-stage revision surgery

“…Most LM infections are asymptomatic in immunocompetent people or rarely cause a flu-like syndrome or a gastrointestinal disease [11], [12]. There have been a few reported cases of septic arthritis caused by LM and the majority of patients were immunocompromised or had an underlying disease [6], [15], [17], [18], [25]. Concomitant underlying diseases and/or their therapeutic management can lead to alterations of the immune system which makes individuals more susceptible to infection [26].…”

“…Meningitis and bacteremia are the most common clinical syndromes described in the literature. Endocarditis, prosthetic valve endocarditis, and endophthalmitis are frequent too, but septic arthritis and PJIs are extremely rare [4], [5], [6], [15], [16], [17], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38], [39]. PJIs are rare, but can lead to severe complications, including permanent joint removal.…”

“…It is a rare cause of disease in the general population, although it has been widely identified as an important cause of bacteremia and meningoencephalitis in some high-risk populations, such as newborns, pregnant females, elderly and immunosuppressed patients. Other specific risk factors that must be taken into account are malignant disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and liver disease [4], [5], [6], [7]. It has also been isolated in several cases of endocarditis, osteomyelitis, endophthalmitis, conjunctivitis, pneumonitis, urethritis, cholecystitis, pericarditis, peritonitis, abscesses, and mononucleosis-like syndrome [8], [9], [10].…”

Successful Debridement of a Knee Joint Prosthesis Infected with Listeria Monocytogenes. Case Report and Review of Current Literature

“…Infection with Listeria monocytogenes after joint replacement surgery is rare, but can lead to severe complications, including permanent joint removal. 7 It is usually described as a late complication, manifesting itself months or years after the initial joint replacement surgery. 10 , 13 Usually patients with malignant disease or chronic conditions (i.e.…”

“… 9 - 11 Chougle et al only used AB in an infected elderly patient after hip joint replacement with a good outcome 18 months follow up. 14 Since Morchon et al reviewed the literature on prosthetic joint infection with Listeria monocytogenes up to 2007, 7 we also summarized all literature published from a later date. We summarized all available literature not yet reviewed by either Morchon et al or Bader et al See table 1 .…”