title: Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in total hip arthroplasty leading to revision.
abstract: We describe an infection with Ureaplasma urealyticum causing rapid loosening of a cemented total hip arthroplasty. When reviewing the literature we found that no such case has been reported previously. Taking intraoperative cultures for U urealyticum during revision surgery is not a standard procedure. In cases with rapid, presumed aseptic, loosening of a total hip arthroplasty, an infection with U urealyticum should be considered.
authors: Department of Clinical Sciences at Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: Olof G
authors: OG
authors: Sköldenberg
authors: Agata D
authors: AD
authors: Rysinska
authors: Gustaf
authors: G
authors: Neander
authors: Olle H
authors: OH
authors: Muren
authors: Torbjörn E
authors: TE
authors: Ahl
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000302:isolation & purification*