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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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24-05-2022 | Clindamycin | Review

First report of a prosthetic joint infection with Fannyhessea (Atopobium) vaginae

Authors: Bo Massa, Emmanuel De Laere, Rik Raes, Steven Vervaeke, Frederik Van Hoecke

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 7/2022

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.

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Title: First report of a prosthetic joint infection with Fannyhessea (Atopobium) vaginae
Authors: Bo Massa
Emmanuel De Laere
Rik Raes
Steven Vervaeke
Frederik Van Hoecke
Publication date: 24-05-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Clindamycin
Pyarthrosis
Joint Infection
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 7/2022
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-022-04461-0

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