title: Gordonia araii infection associated with an orthopedic device and review of the literature on medical device-associated Gordonia infections.
abstract: Gordonia infections in humans are rare and usually affect immunocompromised patients. We present the first case of Gordonia araii infection associated with a medical device in an immunocompetent patient. Sequencing was required for conclusive identification. We compared our case to the 16 Gordonia species-associated medical device infections reported to date.
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Bacterial Zoonoses Branc, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,, USA.
authors.forename: Deanna P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Jannat-Khah
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Halsey
authors.forename: Brent A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lasker
authors.forename: Arnold G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Steigerwalt
authors.forename: Hans P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hinrikson
authors.forename: June M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S