Gardnerella vaginalis acute hip arthritis in a renal transplant recipient.
We report the case of an acute hip septic arthritis caused by Gardnerella vaginalis in a 48-year-old woman under immunosuppressive therapy for kidney transplantation. After surgical resection of the hip and 6 weeks of combination antibiotic therapy, a total hip prosthesis was successfully implanted with no recurrence after 4 years.
Sivadon-Tardy
Valérie
V
Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, 104 Bd. Raymond Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France.
Roux
Anne-Laure
AL
Piriou
Philippe
P
Herrmann
Jean-Louis
JL
Gaillard
Jean-Louis
JL
Rottman
Martin
M
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D014180:Transplantation
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents