title: Prosthetic hip infection caused by Tropheryma whipplei.
abstract: We report a case of prosthetic hip infection due to Tropheryma whipplei in a 74-year-old man not previously known to have Whipple's disease. Diagnosis was based on systematic 16S rRNA gene amplification and sequencing of samples obtained during revision hip arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, 9 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France. julie.cremniter@apr.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cremniter
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lortat-Jacob
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vodovar
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Le Parc
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Emile
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Franc
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sebbag
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heym
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D054851:Tropheryma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology