Finegoldia magna:A Forgotten Pathogen in Prosthetic Joint Infection Rediscovered by Molecular Biology | Zendy

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Finegoldia magna:A Forgotten Pathogen in Prosthetic Joint Infection Rediscovered by Molecular Biology

Author(s) -

PierreYves Levy,

Florence Fenollar,

Andréas Stein,

F. Borrione,

Didier Raoult

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/605672

Subject(s) - medicine , pathogen , prosthesis , antibiotics , immunology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

In this study, we describe 13 patients with prosthetic infections due to Finegoldia magna (2% of our tested series). Patients presented with either polymicrobial infection after an open fracture or nosocomial infection after recent prosthesis implantation. Molecular techniques are critical for diagnosis, and recommended antibiotic prophylaxis has poor activity against F. magna.

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