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Remote transient Lactobacillus animalis bacteremia causing prosthetic hip joint infection: a case report

Authors: R. Somayaji, T. Lynch, J. N. Powell, D. Gregson

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Background

Lactobacillus spp. are uncommon pathogens in immunocompetent hosts, and even rarer causes of prosthetic device infections.

Case presentation

A case of chronic hip prosthetic joint infection (PJI) caused by L. animalis is described. This occurred 5 years after a transient bacteremia with the same organism. Whole genome sequencing of both isolates proved this PJI infection resulted from this remote bacteremia.

Conclusions

We document that prosthetic joint infections may be a consequence of bacteremia as much as 3 years before the onset of symptoms.

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Title: Remote transient Lactobacillus animalis bacteremia causing prosthetic hip joint infection: a case report
Authors: R. Somayaji
T. Lynch
J. N. Powell
D. Gregson
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1980-6

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