Surgical site infection after hip replacement due to a novel Peptoniphilus species, provisionally named 'Peptoniphilus nemausus' sp. nov.

Authors :: Enault C
Aujoulat F
Pantel A
Cellier N
Lechiche C
Mégy B
Lavigne JP
Marchandin H
Source :: Anaerobe [Anaerobe] 2020 Feb; Vol. 61, pp. 102071. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 12.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: We report a case of surgical site infection after total hip prosthesis replacement due to an ofloxacin-resistant Peptoniphilus isolate belonging to an unknown species for which the name 'Peptoniphilus nemausus' sp. nov. is proposed. Follow-up was favourable under clindamycin and rifampin for 3 months in this patient whom had a Proteus mirabilis infection treated by fluoroquinolone.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Aged
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Female
Humans
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections etiology
Gram-Positive Cocci classification
Gram-Positive Cocci genetics
Hip Prosthesis adverse effects
Surgical Wound Infection diagnosis
Surgical Wound Infection etiology

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