Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2011 Aug;49(8):3096-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00603-11. Epub 2011 Jun 22.

Prosthetic joint infection caused by Mycobacterium alvei in an elderly patient

Chen-Hsiang Lee  1 , Huey-Ling You, Jun-Wen Wang, Ya-Fen Tang, Jien-Wei Liu
Affiliations
Case Reports

Prosthetic joint infection caused by Mycobacterium alvei in an elderly patient

Chen-Hsiang Lee et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

We report the first case of prosthetic joint infection caused by Mycobacterium alvei, which was identified by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and verified by analysis of nucleotide sequences of its amplified 16S ribosomal DNA. The pathogen was susceptible to linezolid, amikacin, ciprofloxacin, tigecycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. The clinical implications are discussed.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Ausina V., et al. 1992. Mycobacterium alvei sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 42: 529–535 - PubMed
    1. Beccati M., Peano A., Gallo M. G. 2007. Pyogranulomatous panniculitis caused by Mycobacterium alvei in a cat. J. Small Anim. Pract. 48: 664. - PubMed
    1. Brunello F., et al. 2001. Identification of 54 mycobacterial species by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the hsp65 gene J. Clin. Microbiol. 39: 2799–2806 - PMC - PubMed
    1. Eid A. J., et al. 2007. Prosthetic joint infection due to rapidly growing mycobacteria: report of 8 cases and review of the literature. Clin. Infect. Dis. 45: 687–694 - PubMed
    1. Esteban J., Martín-de-Hijas N. Z., Fernandez A. I., Fernandez-Roblas R., Gadea I., Madrid Study Group of Mycobacteria 2008. Epidemiology of infections due to nonpigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria diagnosed in an urban area. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 27: 951–957 - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms