Prosthetic joint infection due to Veillonella dispar

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2001 May;20(5):340-2. doi: 10.1007/pl00011273.

Abstract

Described here is the first report of a monomicrobial joint infection caused by Veillonella dispar that resulted in loosening of a prosthesis. This clinical case shows that Veillonella spp. should not be disregarded as contaminant organisms, particularly when they are isolated in pure culture from clinical specimens involving cases of septic arthritis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Veillonella / isolation & purification*