Corynebacterium bovis shoulder prosthetic joint infection : the first reported case

Vogt, Markus

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.02.003

Corynebacterium bovis shoulder prosthetic joint infection : the first reported case

Date Issued

2009-01-01

Author(s)

Achermann, Yvonne

Trampuz, Andrej

Moro, Fabricio

Wüst, Jürg

Vogt, Markus

DOI

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.02.003

Abstract

We report the first case of Corynebacterium bovis shoulder prosthetic joint infection. The organism was isolated from intraoperative tissue culture and from the removed prosthesis using sonication. A 2-stage exchange and 3 months of antibiotic therapy were performed. C. bovis may cause implant-associated infections, which can manifest as low-grade infection.