A case of Trueperella pyogenes causing prosthetic joint infection
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Azamgarhi, Tariq; Warren, Simon
- Source
- Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, Vol 6, Pp 47-50 (2020)
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
- Subject
- lcsh:RD701-811
lcsh:Orthopedic surgery
Case Report
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2206-3552
We present the first reported case of prosthetic joint infection caused by Trueperella pyogenes. This animal pathogen rarely causes human infection. Our patient was successfully treated with single-stage exchange and 12 weeks of rifampicin and moxifloxacin.