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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2005, p. 5393-5394, Vol. 43, No. 10
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.10.5393-5394.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Mycobacterium thermoresistibile Infection following Knee-Replacement Surgery

Vincent J. LaBombardi,1,4* Lalita Shastry,2 and Henry Tischler3

Departments of Laboratories,1 Medicine,2 Orthopedics, St. Vincent's Hospital—Manhattan, New York, New York,3 Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York4

Received 25 May 2005/ Returned for modification 21 July 2005/ Accepted 8 August 2005

We report a case of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile as a cause of infection following total knee replacement. This infection was masked by the prior isolation of a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. The infection was resolved with long-term therapy using moxifloxacin and doxycycline.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: St. Vincent's Hospital—Manhattan, Dept. of Laboratories, 153 W. 11th Street, New York, NY 10011. Phone: (212) 604-8415. Fax: (212) 604-8426. E-mail: vlabombardi{at}svcmcny.org.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2005, p. 5393-5394, Vol. 43, No. 10
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.10.5393-5394.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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