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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2004, p. 2872-2874, Vol. 42, No. 6
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2872-2874.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Prosthetic Joint Infection Due to "Helcococcus pyogenica"

Anil A. Panackal,1 Yolanda B. Houze,2 Jennifer Prentice,2 Seth S. Leopold,3 Brad T. Cookson,2,4 W. Conrad Liles,1 and Ajit P. Limaye1,2,4*

Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine,1 Departments of Laboratory Medicine,2 Microbiology,4 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington3

Received 12 December 2003/ Returned for modification 10 February 2004/ Accepted 10 March 2004

Helcococci have previously been associated with the colonization of ulcers and infections of the skin and soft tissues. We describe a case of prosthetic joint infection due to a previously undescribed organism that is genetically most closely related to Helcococcus.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: University of Washington Medical Center, Box 357110, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195-7110. Phone: (206) 598-6131. Fax: (206) 598-6189. E-mail: limaye{at}u.washington.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2004, p. 2872-2874, Vol. 42, No. 6
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2872-2874.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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