Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
JBJI
Articles | Volume 6, issue 6
Articles | Volume 6, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-207-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-207-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 6, issue 6
Case report
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02 Jun 2021
Case report |  | 02 Jun 2021

A rare case of invasive non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae spondylodiscitis and periprosthetic joint infection

Kevin Sermet, François Demaeght, Isabelle Alcaraz, Nathalie Viget, Julie Dauenhauer, Eric Senneville, and Olivier Robineau

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Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is here described for the first time as responsible for an invasive infection involving blood, vertebral and joint infection in a 79-year-old woman. It was triggered by an asymptomatic sinus condition. Surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy allowed recovery. This case shows that a full cartography of NTHi infection is unavoidable and may reveal unknown dissemination mechanisms.
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