Unrelenting Infection of Implanted Prosthetic Hip Joint by Corynebacterium striatum.
anti-microbial agents
biofilm
corynebacterium striatum
gram positive bacilli
implanted devices
infection prevention strategies
multidrug resistant
non-healing infection prosthetic joint infection
virulence factors
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2024
Feb 2024
Historique:
accepted:
20
02
2024
medline:
22
3
2024
pubmed:
22
3
2024
entrez:
22
3
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Non-diphtherial Corynebacterial (NDC) species, while previously considered as culture contaminants, are increasingly being implicated in clinical disease and identified as causes of opportunistic infections. In cases where they grow in pure cultures, isolated from a sterile site or repeated isolations from the same patient, NDC may be labeled as clinically significant. We report here a case of non-healing infection of one of the implanted devices in a case of bilateral total hip replacement, caused by multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum. Adherence to infection prevention strategies is essential for the prevention of prosthetic implant infections.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38516418
doi: 10.7759/cureus.54528
pmc: PMC10956379
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e54528Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024, Sachan et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.