A first case of prosthetic joint infection with Actinomyces radingae.

Anaerobe

Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Published: April 2023

Prosthetic joint infection is a common clinical orthopedic problem but infections caused by Actinomyces species have been rarely reported. An increasing number of reports identifying Actinomyces in cases of prosthetic joint infection suggest it may be an emerging pathogen. We describe here the first known case of a prosthetic joint infection caused by Actinomyces radingae.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2022.102662DOI Listing

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