"it was reported by the sales rep email that on (b)(6), 2019 the dr.Injected monovisc injections on both knees of a (b)(6) male patient with ra and djd of the knees.On (b)(6), 2019 while the dr was out of town and did not get to see the patient, the patient presented with unilateral knee pain and swelling (synovial fluid wbc 77,000 with cppd crystals) possible pseudosepsis.Although, the patient also had a temp of 102 and 1 of 2 bottles (blood culture) showed coag + staph.The following day his synovial fluid culture was also positive for rare staph, sensitive to most standard antibiotics.The patient was admitted, seen by ortho and the knee was irrigated, he was placed on antibiotic coverage and uneventfully discharged.At this time lot numbers could not be provided for the monoviscs that were used.".
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