Diagnosis of Streptococcus canis periprosthetic joint infection: the utility of next-generation sequencing

Tarabichi M., Alvand A., Shohat N., Goswami K., Parvizi J.

Arthroplasty Today, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.20-23, 2018 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.artd.2017.08.005
  • Dergi Adı: Arthroplasty Today
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.20-23
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Culture negative, Hip arthroplasty, Knee arthroplasty, Next-generation sequencing, Periprosthetic joint infection
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A 62-year-old man who had undergone a primary knee arthroplasty 3 years earlier, presented to the emergency department with an infected prosthesis. He underwent prosthesis resection. All cultures failed to identify the infecting organism. Analysis of the intraoperative samples by next-generation sequencing revealed Streptococcus canis (an organism that resides in the oral cavity of dogs). It was later discovered that the patient had sustained a dog scratch injury several days earlier. The patient reports that his dog had licked the scratch. Treatment was delivered based on the sensitivity of S. canis, and the patient has since undergone reimplantation arthroplasty.