IDCases (Jan 2016)

Raoultella ornithinolytica: An unusual pathogen for prosthetic joint infection

  • Piseth Seng,
  • Françoise Theron,
  • Estelle Honnorat,
  • Didier Prost,
  • Pierre-Edouard Fournier,
  • Andreas Stein

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2016.07.003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. C
pp. 46 – 48

Abstract

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We herein report the first case of a prosthetic joint infection caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica in an immunocompetent patient. The clinical outcome was favorable after a two-stage prosthetic exchange and a six-month course of antimicrobial therapy.

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