title: Prosthetic joint infection caused by Helcococcus kunzii.
abstract: Helcococcus kunzii was isolated by sonication and conventional cultures obtained from a case of infection following total knee prosthesis in an immunocompetent patient. The patient recovered uneventfully. This is the first known case of an H. kunzii prosthetic joint infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain. cperemarch@fjd.es
authors.forename: Conchita
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez-Jorge
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cordero
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Esteban
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013010:Sonication