title: Fusobacterium nucleatum prosthetic hip infection in an adult with sickle cell-beta thalassemia.
abstract: Fusobacterium nucleatum is an anaerobic Gram-negative bacillus commensal to the human oropharynx and gastrointestinal tract which causes an array of human infection, yet it has never been associated with infection of prosthetic joints. We report the first case of prosthetic hip infection caused by F. nucleatum in a man with sickle cell-beta thalassemia.
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Nashville, TN 37236, USA.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Verma
authors: P C
authors: PC
authors: McNabb
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Kurtz
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Green
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Trabue
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077727:Ertapenem; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams; D000077727:Ertapenem