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24.05.2022 | Review
First report of a prosthetic joint infection with Fannyhessea (Atopobium) vaginae
verfasst von:
Bo Massa, Emmanuel De Laere, Rik Raes, Steven Vervaeke, Frederik Van Hoecke
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Ausgabe 7/2022
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Abstract
This case describes a 77-year-old woman with dysregulated type II diabetes, presenting with a prosthetic joint infection and bacteremia. Computed tomography (CT) of the pelvis and sacrum revealed manifest periprosthetic collections, suggestive of a septic arthritis with loosening of the hip prosthesis. Synovial fluid grew Fannyhessea vaginae, identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). To our knowledge, this is the first report of a prosthetic joint infection due to this organism.