A case of prosthetic hip infection and abscess caused by Trueperella bernardiae

Abstract

Trueperella bernardiae is a skin flora organism with few reported cases of pathology. Most cases have been described in urinary tract infections and skin and soft-tissue infections. We present the first known case of T. bernardiae as a causative agent of a prosthetic hip infection with subsequent hip abscess.

Keywords

• Hip abscess
• prosthetic hip infection
• septic arthritis
• Trueperella bernardiae