Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in total hip arthroplasty leading to revision.
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.
Sköldenberg
Olof G
OG
Department of Clinical Sciences at Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Rysinska
Agata D
AD
Neander
Gustaf
G
Muren
Olle H
OH
Ahl
Torbjörn E
TE
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*