Campylobacter coli prosthetic hip infection associated with ingestion of contaminated oysters

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Oct;47(10):3370-1. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00417-09. Epub 2009 Aug 5.

Abstract

This report describes the first reported case of a prosthetic hip joint infection due to Campylobacter coli. The infection presumably resulted from ingestion of contaminated raw oysters. Issues regarding original smear interpretation, culture isolation, and susceptibility testing are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Campylobacter Infections / diagnosis*
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Campylobacter coli / isolation & purification*
  • Food Microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip / microbiology*
  • Ostreidae / microbiology*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*