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How do you get a strep infection in the knee post drainage of knee for fluid
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Implantation: Whenever you penetrate the body with a foreign object, there is a chance of seeding bacteria into the space; this is reduced by thorough aseptic technique, but nothing is 100% absolute in preventing infectious complications.
Answered 9/11/2017
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