Gardnerella vaginalis as a rare cause of prosthetic joint infection.

ABSTRACT: We describe a septic loosening of a hip prosthesis in a 71-year-old woman caused by Gardnerella vaginalis. Infection was confirmed by culture and molecular identification of this bacterium. The patient was treated by a one-step exchange of prosthesis and antibiotic therapy combining trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and rifampin, with favorable evolution.

SUBMITTER: Hoarau G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3502976 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature