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Acute Hematogenous Periprosthetic Hip Infection by Gemella morbillorum, Successfully Treated with Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention: A Case Report and Literature Review of Osteoarticular Gemella morbillorum Infections
- Source :
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 7, Iss 8, p 191 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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Abstract
- Gemella morbillorum is a facultative anaerobic, catalase-negative and non-spore forming Gram-positive cocci. It can be found as part of the normal oropharyngeal flora, in the gastrointestinal tract and the female genital tract. However, it can be a causal agent of infections such as endocarditis, meningitis or brain abscesses, and very rarely can cause osteoarticular infections. Herein, a case report of an acute hematogenous prosthetic hip infection caused by Gemella morbillorum, successfully treated with a DAIR and beta-lactam antibiotic therapy, is presented. We provide a literature review of the other orthopedic-related infections caused by this microorganism.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24146366
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5aac9acec7b4511a8702eab6b10fd59
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7080191