Hip prosthesis infection due to Mycobacterium wolinskyi

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Sep;44(9):3463-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02685-05.

Abstract

Mycobacterium wolinskyi, first described in 1999, is a rapidly growing mycobacterium related to the Mycobacterium smegmatis group. Only eight cases of infection due to this microorganism have been reported, including three cases of bone infection. Here, we present the first case of a joint prosthesis infection cured with the combination of surgery and prolonged antibiotic therapy. The microorganism was identified by biochemical tests and 16S rRNA and Hsp65 gene sequence analysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Chaperonin 60
  • Chaperonins / genetics
  • Female
  • Hip Prosthesis / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / surgery
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / classification*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / genetics
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Chaperonin 60
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium
  • Chaperonins