Articles | Volume 3, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.28375
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.28375
Original full-length article
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04 Oct 2018
Original full-length article |  | 04 Oct 2018

A Case Of Recurrent Helicobacter cinaedi Prosthetic Joint Infection In An HIV-Infected Man

Joanna Kedra, Valérie Zeller, Beate Heym, Philippe Lehours, Vanina Meyssonnier, Sylvie Lariven, Lucie Bruhl-Bénéjat, Simon Marmor, and Jean-Marc Ziza

Keywords: Helicobacter cinaedi, prosthetic joint infection, recurrence

Abstract. We describe the case of an HIV-infected man who developed twice a Helicobacter cinaedi prosthetic joint infection. In our knowledge, it is the first case to date. Furthermore, it illustrates the fact that this bacterium is difficult to isolate and that recurrences can occur even after apparently successful treatment.