title: Finegoldia magna: a forgotten pathogen in prosthetic joint infection rediscovered by molecular biology.
abstract: In this study, we describe 13 patients with prosthetic infections due to Finegoldia magna (2% of our tested series). Patients presented with either polymicrobial infection after an open fracture or nosocomial infection after recent prosthesis implantation. Molecular techniques are critical for diagnosis, and recommended antibiotic prophylaxis has poor activity against F. magna.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes-Unité Mixte de Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 6236-Institut de Recherche et Developpement 198, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fenollar
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borrione
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S