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Review
. 2002 Oct;51(10):899-902.
doi: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-10-899.

Total knee arthroplasty infection due to Abiotrophia defectiva

A Ince, B Tiemer  1 , J Gille, C Boos, M Russlies
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Review

Total knee arthroplasty infection due to Abiotrophia defectiva

A Ince et al. J Med Microbiol. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

The first documented case of knee alloarthroplasty infection due to Abiotrophia defectiva, formerly known as nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS) and Streptococcus defectivus, is presented. The microbiology of this bacterium is discussed and clinical features of previously reported cases of infections by NVS are reviewed briefly.

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