title: Hip prosthesis infection due to Mycobacterium wolinskyi.
abstract: Mycobacterium wolinskyi, first described in 1999, is a rapidly growing mycobacterium related to the Mycobacterium smegmatis group. Only eight cases of infection due to this microorganism have been reported, including three cases of bone infection. Here, we present the first case of a joint prosthesis infection cured with the combination of surgery and prolonged antibiotic therapy. The microorganism was identified by biochemical tests and 16S rRNA and Hsp65 gene sequence analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Descartes, AP-HP Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20 rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris Cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pulcini
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vandenbussche
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Podglajen
authors.forename: Wladimir
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sougakoff
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Truffot-Pernot
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buu-Hoï
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Varon
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mainardi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D018833:Chaperonins / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C074119:heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium; D018833:Chaperonins