Total knee arthroplasty infection due to Abiotrophia defectiva

A Ince; B Tiemer; J Gille; C Boos; M Russlies

doi:10.1099/0022-1317-51-10-899

Total knee arthroplasty infection due to Abiotrophia defectiva

J Med Microbiol. 2002 Oct;51(10):899-902. doi: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-10-899.

Authors

A Ince, B Tiemer¹, J Gille, C Boos, M Russlies

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Orthopedics and *Microbiology, Luebeck University Hospital, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany.

PMID: 12435072
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-10-899

Abstract

The first documented case of knee alloarthroplasty infection due to Abiotrophia defectiva, formerly known as nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS) and Streptococcus defectivus, is presented. The microbiology of this bacterium is discussed and clinical features of previously reported cases of infections by NVS are reviewed briefly.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects*
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / etiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Streptococcaceae / isolation & purification
Streptococcaceae / pathogenicity*
Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology