Hey Dan, according to this paper from the international journal of medical sciences, these are the bacteria associated with hip joint infections:
(source:
http://www.medsci.org/v06p0234.htm )
Streptococcus Pneumoniae is one of them, but it is not mentioned as one of the causes of prosthetic joint infection(PJI); rather it's as native joint infection (NJI). One of the bacteria in the list is linked with two types of pneumonia, but less common types. Still worth talking to your doctor about.
The bacteria identified as causing prosthetic joint infections (PJI) in this study are:
- Staphylococcus aureus - Staph infection, MRSA, etc.
- Coagulase negative staphylococci
- E. Coli
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Community acquired pneumonia and ventilator pneumonia
The main thing to look at both a bacterium's ability to infect the area and pathways to get there. It is treatable by antibiotics (since it's a bacteria, common cold is caused by viruses), so identifying it early is probably important. Like Chuck says, it's always good to check with the doctor.
The paper does say that prophylactic use of antibiotics was very effective in preventing infection, so our popping antibiotics before dental work, etc. is effective.
I had a bad experience with a cold turning into pneumonia a long time ago. Being a type A personality, and being of course invincible while working as an independent consultant, I ignored a cold, which turned into bronchitis, which I ignored (I had to work, deadlines, schedules, my overactive ego), which turned into rampant pneumonia.
I kept hacking and working until I was in front of my computer (my ego enabler, that is) and leaned forward, heard liquid sloshing inside of my chest as I moved. That morning I had felt pressure on my chest and some numbness in my arm which went away when I sat up, so naturally I went to work. This time I knew that this was probably not good, so I stopped at an emergency room. The doctor was horrified to see a black area where my left lung would be in the X-Rays, and then she told me that due to scarring from the pneumonia, my perfectly good lung had collapsed, the chamber had filled with fluid and was pressing down on my heart.
Being the good patient that I am, I told her to fix it, I had schedules to meet, people to see and money to earn. She gave me her best incredulous look and said I needed immediate surgery and a hospital stay, at which point I freaked. She was the soul of kindness and I later apologized, but I did have surgery through my left rib cage, inserted a metal tube to drain the excess and a week's stay until the lung re-inflated.
I emerged slightly more knowledgeable, a bit more patient and attentive to my body and thoroughly ticked at myself for not taking the time to rest and allow my body to clear the initial cold. Since then, I pay real attention to colds, and even though I am still a type A, the experience showed me that an initially mild cold could slap me into the ground eventually.
Even if it is a minor risk for infection to the hip, I always pay attention to chest issues since then (this was long before that @#!$% OA entered my life).
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