• J. Clin. Microbiol. · Jan 2009

    Case Reports

    Gardnerella vaginalis acute hip arthritis in a renal transplant recipient.

    • Valérie Sivadon-Tardy, Anne-Laure Roux, Philippe Piriou, Jean-Louis Herrmann, Jean-Louis Gaillard, and Martin Rottman.
    • Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, 104 Bd. Raymond Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France.
    • J. Clin. Microbiol. 2009 Jan 1; 47 (1): 264-5.

    AbstractWe report the case of an acute hip septic arthritis caused by Gardnerella vaginalis in a 48-year-old woman under immunosuppressive therapy for kidney transplantation. After surgical resection of the hip and 6 weeks of combination antibiotic therapy, a total hip prosthesis was successfully implanted with no recurrence after 4 years.

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