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Campylobacter Prosthetic Joint Infection |
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| Authors: | Shawn Vasoo Jeramy J Schwab Scott A Cunningham Trisha J Robinson Joseph R Cass Elie F Berbari Randall C Walker Douglas R Osmon Robin Patel |
| Institution: | aDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA;bDivision of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA;cAcute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA;dDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA |
| Abstract: | A 75-year-old man was diagnosed with probable Campylobacter jejuni prosthetic knee infection after a diarrheal illness. Joint aspirate and operative cultures were negative, but PCR of prosthesis sonicate fluid was positive, as was stool culture. Nineteen additional cases of Campylobacter prosthetic joint infection reported in the literature are reviewed. |
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