Case report of a successfully treated gentamicin and ciprofloxacin resistant Serratia marcescens prosthetic joint infection

Abstract

We report the case of an eradicated multiresistant Serratia marcescens prosthetic hip joint infection. It is estimated that enteric Gram-negative organisms account for approximately 8% of prosthetic joint infections. However, the evolving multiresistant strains of organisms being encountered in hospital acquired infections is making eradication increasingly difficult. We describe n our surgical and microbiological approach to this in a complex case.