A case of Q fever prosthetic joint infection and description of an assay for detection of Coxiella burnetii.
We present the first published case of Coxiella burnetii prosthetic joint infection. Diagnosis was established with PCR and culture of periprosthetic tissue and synovial fluid (and serology). A novel PCR assay is described herein. Q fever should be considered in patients with prosthetic joint infection without an identified pathogen.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, USA.
Aaron J
AJ
Tande
Scott A
SA
Cunningham
Didier
D
Raoult
Franklin H
FH
Sim
Elie F
EF
Berbari
Robin
R
Patel
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000382:microbiology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology