Desulfovibrio legallii prosthetic shoulder joint infection and review of antimicrobial susceptibility and clinical characteristics of Desulfovibrio infections

We describe a case of shoulder hemiarthroplasty infection with Desulfovibrio legallii. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of 36 Desulfovibrio isolates are presented. Metronidazole and carbapenems exhibited reliable activity, although piperacillin-tazobactam did not. Eleven previous cases of Desulfovibri...

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Published inJournal of clinical microbiology Vol. 52; no. 8; pp. 3105 - 3110
Main Authors Vasoo, Shawn, Mason, Erin L, Gustafson, Daniel R, Cunningham, Scott A, Cole, Nicolynn C, Vetter, Emily A, Steinmann, Scott P, Wilson, Walter R, Patel, Robin, Berbari, Elie F, Henry, Nancy K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for Microbiology 01.08.2014
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Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Case Reports
Desulfovibrio
Desulfovibrio - drug effects
Desulfovibrio - isolation & purification
Desulfovibrionaceae Infections - microbiology
Desulfovibrionaceae Infections - pathology
Female
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections - pathology
Shoulder Joint - pathology
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Summary:We describe a case of shoulder hemiarthroplasty infection with Desulfovibrio legallii. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of 36 Desulfovibrio isolates are presented. Metronidazole and carbapenems exhibited reliable activity, although piperacillin-tazobactam did not. Eleven previous cases of Desulfovibrio infection are reviewed; most arose from a gastrointestinal tract-related source.
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ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.00083-14