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Gemella haemolysansInfection in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Author(s) -

Barry Rose,

Parminder J.S. Jeer,

Anthony J. Spriggins

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in orthopedics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6749

pISSN - 2090-6757

DOI - 10.1155/2012/691703

Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , coccus (insect) , arthroplasty , surgery , total hip arthroplasty , diabetes mellitus , respiratory tract , respiratory system , ecology , biology , endocrinology

Gemella haemolysans is a Gram-positive coccus and commensal of the upper respiratory tract and oral mucosa that rarely causes clinically important infections. There is only one previous report of this organism causing periprosthetic infection, in a total knee arthroplasty. We present a case of septic loosening of an uncemented total hip arthroplasty due to G. haemolysans , in an asplenic patient with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Treatment with two-stage revision has been successful at 7 years of follow-up.

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