Articles | Volume 5, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.43655
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Case report
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06 Apr 2020
Case report |
| 06 Apr 2020
| 06 Apr 2020
Late onset periprosthetic infection of the hip caused by the fish pathogen Lactococcus garvieae in a patient not associated with fish exposure
Keywords: Lactococcus garvieae, fish pathogen, periprosthetic hip infection, two-stage surgery
Abstract. Lactococcus garvieae is a fish pathogen, rarely causing opportunistic infections in humans. There are only a few cases reported in the literature, mainly endocarditis, suggesting an association with raw fish consumption. We report a case of a periprosthetic hip infection successfully treated with a two-stage revision surgery.
