[Salmonella prosthetic knee septic arthritis successful retention of the prosthesis with prolonged suppressive therapy].

A 75 years old woman suffered from Salmonella enteritidis infected prosthetic knee joint septic arthritis. Maintenance of the prosthesis was achieved by surgical drainage and debridement of the joint followed by 3 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone and 3 months of oral ciprofloxacin therapy.