Low-grade infection after a total knee arthroplasty caused by Actinomyces naeslundii

J Med Microbiol. 2012 Aug;61(Pt 8):1162-1164. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.030395-0. Epub 2012 May 3.

Abstract

Here, we present a case of an 85-year-old woman with a low-grade-infection caused by Actinomyces naeslundii after total-knee arthroplasty (TKA) followed by septic loosening. Actinomyces naeslundii was cultured from a tissue sample from the knee joint capsule/synovial tissue obtained after the initial TKA. A review of the literature revealed two cases of periprosthetic infection and another three cases of arthritis due to Actinomyces naeslundii. So far, no standard treatment for periprosthetic infections caused by Actinomyces species has been established.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomyces / isolation & purification*
  • Actinomycosis / diagnosis*
  • Actinomycosis / microbiology
  • Actinomycosis / pathology*
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Knee Joint / pathology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / pathology*
  • Radiography