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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2002, p. 4391-4392, Vol. 40, No. 11
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.11.4391-4392.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Late Prosthetic Hip Joint Infection with Actinomyces israelii in an Intravenous Drug User: Case Report and Literature Review

Rana Zaman,1 Mujahed Abbas,1* and Eileen Burd2

Division of Infectious Diseases,1 Department of Pathology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan2

Received 31 May 2002/ Returned for modification 12 July 2002/ Accepted 5 August 2002

ABSTRACT

Late infections with Actinomyces israelii have been described for prosthetic hip joints but not in association with intravenous drug use. We present a case of a 43-year-old intravenous drug user who developed A. israelii infection in connection with a hip prosthesis 11 years after implantation, and we review four previously reported cases of Actinomyces prosthetic joint infections.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Blvd., CFP-1, Detroit, MI 48202. Phone: (313) 916-2573. Fax: (313) 916-2993. E-mail: mujaheda{at}yahoo.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2002, p. 4391-4392, Vol. 40, No. 11
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.11.4391-4392.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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