title: Corynebacterium bovis shoulder prosthetic joint infection: the first reported case.
abstract: We report the first case of Corynebacterium bovis shoulder prosthetic joint infection. The organism was isolated from intraoperative tissue culture and from the removed prosthesis using sonication. A 2-stage exchange and 3 months of antibiotic therapy were performed. C. bovis may cause implant-associated infections, which can manifest as low-grade infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Zug, Baar, Switzerland. yvonne_achermann@datazug.ch
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Achermann
authors.forename: Andrej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trampuz
authors.forename: Fabricio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.forename: Jürg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wüst
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vogt
mesh_terms: D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000382:microbiology*