A Rare Case of Gemella haemolysans Infection of Knee Arthroplasty

Gemella haemolysans is a facultative, catalase-negative, anaerobic, gram-positive cocci. It is known to mostly cause endocarditis, meningitis, peritonitis, and cerebral abscesses. However, it is extremely rare for this organism to cause infections of an orthopedic nature, with only a single report o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Patell, Kanchi, Al Armashi, Abdul Rahman, Somoza-Cano, Francisco J, Ravakhah, Keyvan, Han, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8429040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34522551
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17073
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Sumario:Gemella haemolysans is a facultative, catalase-negative, anaerobic, gram-positive cocci. It is known to mostly cause endocarditis, meningitis, peritonitis, and cerebral abscesses. However, it is extremely rare for this organism to cause infections of an orthopedic nature, with only a single report of infection in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We present a rare case of knee arthroplasty infection caused by G. haemolysans four years after an uncomplicated TKA procedure.

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