1. Prosthetic joint infection due to Lysobacter thermophilus diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
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Dhawan B, Sebastian S, Malhotra R, Kapil A, and Gautam D
- Subjects
- Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage, Arthritis microbiology, Arthritis therapy, Cluster Analysis, DNA, Bacterial chemistry, DNA, Bacterial genetics, DNA, Ribosomal chemistry, DNA, Ribosomal genetics, Debridement, Female, Genes, rRNA, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections microbiology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections therapy, Humans, Lysobacter classification, Lysobacter genetics, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Prosthesis-Related Infections microbiology, Prosthesis-Related Infections therapy, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Treatment Outcome, Arthritis diagnosis, Arthritis pathology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections diagnosis, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections pathology, Lysobacter isolation & purification, Prosthesis-Related Infections diagnosis, Prosthesis-Related Infections pathology
- Abstract
We report the first case of prosthetic joint infection caused by Lysobacter thermophilus which was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Removal of prosthesis followed by antibiotic treatment resulted in good clinical outcome. This case illustrates the use of molecular diagnostics to detect uncommon organisms in suspected prosthetic infections.
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- 2016
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