Campylobacter coli prosthetic hip infection associated with ingestion of contaminated oysters.
This report describes the first reported case of a prosthetic hip joint infection due to Campylobacter coli. The infection presumably resulted from ingestion of contaminated raw oysters. Issues regarding original smear interpretation, culture isolation, and susceptibility testing are presented.
Sharp
Susan E
SE
Kaiser Permanente, Airport Way Laboratory, Portland, Oregon 97230, USA. susan.e.sharp@kp.org
D000818:Animals; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000382:microbiology*; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*