title: Legionella micdadei, a new cause of prosthetic joint infection.
abstract: Extrapulmonary infections caused by Legionella spp. other than Legionella pneumophila are rare. We report what is, to our knowledge, the first description of a prosthetic joint infection due to Legionella spp. Systematic testing of samples with suspected prosthetic infection by molecular biology techniques was essential. Legionella micdadei should be added to the list of microorganisms causing prosthetic joint infection.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain. anafcruz@telefonica.net
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Cruz
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castelo
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Usubillaga
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martín-Rabadán
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouza
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S