Prosthetic Joint Infection Caused by Helcococcus kunzii

被引：21

作者：

Perez-Jorge, Conchita ^{[1
]}

Cordero, Jose ^{[2
]}

Marin, Mercedes ^{[3
]}

Esteban, Jaime ^{[1
,4
]}

机构：

[1] IIS Fdn Jimenez Diaz, Dept Clin Microbiol, Madrid, Spain

[2] Hosp La Princesa, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Madrid, Spain

[3] Hosp Gregorio Maranon, Dept Clin Microbiol & Infect Dis, Madrid, Spain

[4] IIS Fdn Jimenez Diaz, Bone & Joint Infect Unit, Madrid, Spain

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2012年 / 50卷 / 02期

关键词：

SP NOV;

D O I：

10.1128/JCM.01244-11

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Helcococcus kunzii was isolated by sonication and conventional cultures obtained from a case of infection following total knee prosthesis in an immunocompetent patient. The patient recovered uneventfully. This is the first known case of an H. kunzii prosthetic joint infection.

引用

页码：528 / 530

页数：3

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