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Complicated community-acquired methicillin-resistant bacteremia leading to late-onset prosthetic joint infection: A breakthrough diagnosis with multiplex PCR

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Case Report

Author Details : Neha Gupta*, Aarti Gupta

Volume : 6, Issue : 1, Year : 2024

Article Page : 26-29

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijrimcr.2024.043

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Abstract

An early diagnosis of bone and joint infections (BJIs) is needed for prevention of significant morbidity and burden on healthcare systems. We present a case of community-acquired bacteremia (SAB) in a patient with prior history of bilateral total knee replacement (TKR) where there was a difficulty in establishing the diagnosis of septic arthritis because of the heterogenous nature of this infection. The BioFire® Joint Infection (JI) Panel detected methicillin-resistant (MRSA) from the synovial fluid aspirate and confirmed the diagnosis. Early careful usage and interpretation of such molecular platforms can have a significant impact in diagnosis and management of BJIs.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, Septic arthritis, Prosthetic joint infections, BioFire® Joint Infection (JI) panel, Molecular diagnosis

How to cite : Gupta N, Gupta A, Complicated community-acquired methicillin-resistant bacteremia leading to late-onset prosthetic joint infection: A breakthrough diagnosis with multiplex PCR. Int J Recent Innov Med Clin Res 2024;6(1):26-29

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