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ArticleCase reports in infectious diseases2026

Vincent K Melemai, Ryan J Blake, Adam E Klein, Allison M Lastinger

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Article in Case reports in infectious diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Vincent K MelemaiDepartment of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, P. O. Box 9196 64 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown 26506-9196, West Virginia, USA, wvu.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1299-1838
Ryan J BlakeDepartment of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, P. O. Box 9196 64 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown 26506-9196, West Virginia, USA, wvu.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0605-1469
Adam E KleinDepartment of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, P. O. Box 9196 64 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown 26506-9196, West Virginia, USA, wvu.edu.
Allison M LastingerDepartment of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, P. O. Box 9196 64 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown 26506-9196, West Virginia, USA, wvu.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9444-9666

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Case Report: Two patients presented with complaints of knee pain. The first, a 54-year-old male, was found on admission to have a knee PJI. The patient underwent debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) and was discharged on intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone after Conclusions: Due to increasing resistance in this species worldwide, consideration should be taken when choosing antimicrobial therapy for

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case reportHaemophilusperiprosthetic joint infection

Identifiers

PMID42666548
PMCPMC13522984

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