A rare case of Prosthetic Joint Infection associated with Coxiella burnetii

Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Oct:87:166-169. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.07.028. Epub 2019 Jul 30.

Abstract

We report here the case of a Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) associated with Coxiella burnetii in a 62-year-old man with a revised total hip arthroplasty. The diagnosis was performed first by 16S rDNA sequencing on hip fluid aspirate, and confirmed by specific qPCR. Q fever has been reported in few cases of Prosthetic Joint Infections, often associated with chronic evolution and iterative surgeries. This case report alerts about such an unexpected diagnosis in a patient with no known risk factors.

Keywords: 16s rDNA sequencing; Coxiella burnetii; PCR; Persistent infection; Prosthetic Joint Infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coxiella burnetii / genetics
  • Coxiella burnetii / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostheses and Implants / microbiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • Q Fever / diagnosis
  • Q Fever / microbiology*