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Author Spotlight: Advancing Research on Candida albicans Biofilm-Associated Prosthetic Joint Infections
Published on: February 2, 2024
First periprosthetic hip infection caused by Eggerthella lenta
Philip Krekosch1, Volker Jonen1, Hussein Abdelaziz1
1Department of Joint Replacement Surgery, Helios ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Holstenstrasse 2, 22767, Hamburg, Germany.
Abstract:
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) caused by anaerobic, Gram-positive bacilli is rare. We present here a case of an 83-year-old female patient who was admitted to our tertiary referral arthroplasty center to treat a complex PJI of her right hip joint after multiple failed surgeries. External and intraoperative cultures reveald growth of Eggerthella lenta (E. lenta). Microbiological identification was fast but in a very few samples. A successful management, comprising of radical debridement with one-stage exchange and an antibiotic treatment with multiple antibiotics, has been achieved at 24-month follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, we have provided the first case study of a hip PJI caused by E. lenta successfully treated with one-stage exchange and an adequate antibiotic treatment.
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