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Case Reports
. 2012 Dec;50(12):4154-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01969-12. Epub 2012 Sep 19.

Gardnerella vaginalis as a rare cause of prosthetic joint infection

Gautier Hoarau  1 , Sylvain Bernard, Patricia Pavese, Dominique Saragaglia, Jacques Croize, Max Maurin
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Case Reports

Gardnerella vaginalis as a rare cause of prosthetic joint infection

Gautier Hoarau et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

We describe a septic loosening of a hip prosthesis in a 71-year-old woman caused by Gardnerella vaginalis. Infection was confirmed by culture and molecular identification of this bacterium. The patient was treated by a one-step exchange of prosthesis and antibiotic therapy combining trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and rifampin, with favorable evolution.

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