ena-STUDY-STATENS SERUM INSTITUT-24-10-2018-10:42:36:585-811
Is This Staphylococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection Mono- or Polymicrobial? A Case Report
In current diagnostic criteria for implant-associated bone- and joint infections, phenotypically identical low-virulence bacteria in two intraoperative cultures are usually required. Using whole-genome sequencing, we have further characterized three phenotypically different Staphylococcus capitis isolated from one prosthetic joint infection, highlighting the challenges in defining criteria for low-virulence prosthetic joint infections.
In current diagnostic criteria for implant-associated bone- and joint infections, phenotypically identical low-virulence bacteria in two intraoperative cultures are usually required. Using whole-genome sequencing, we have further characterized three phenotypically different Staphylococcus capitis isolated from one prosthetic joint infection, highlighting the challenges in defining criteria for low-virulence prosthetic joint infections.