Prosthetic joint infection caused by Mycobacterium alvei in an elderly patient

Chen Hsiang Lee, Huey Ling You, Jun Wen Wang, Ya Fen Tang, Jien Wei Liu*

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Abstract

We report the first case of prosthetic joint infection caused by Mycobacterium alvei, which was identified by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and verified by analysis of nucleotide sequences of its amplified 16S ribosomal DNA. The pathogen was susceptible to linezolid, amikacin, ciprofloxacin, tigecycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. The clinical implications are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3096-3098
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume49
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 08 2011

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