title: Total knee arthroplasty infection due to Gemella haemolysans.
abstract: Gemella haemolysans, a relatively unknown commensal of the upper respiratory tract, rarely causes clinically important infections. This report deals with an infection of a total knee arthroplasty due to Gemella haemolysans in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The microbiology of this bacterium is discussed and the clinical features of previously reported cases of Gemella infections are briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eggelmeijer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dijkmans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents