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Review
. 2002 Nov;40(11):4391-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.11.4391-4392.2002.

Late prosthetic hip joint infection with Actinomyces israelii in an intravenous drug user: case report and literature review

Rana Zaman  1 , Mujahed Abbas, Eileen Burd
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Review

Late prosthetic hip joint infection with Actinomyces israelii in an intravenous drug user: case report and literature review

Rana Zaman et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Nov.

Abstract

Late infections with Actinomyces israelii have been described for prosthetic hip joints but not in association with intravenous drug use. We present a case of a 43-year-old intravenous drug user who developed A. israelii infection in connection with a hip prosthesis 11 years after implantation, and we review four previously reported cases of Actinomyces prosthetic joint infections.

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