Gemella haemolysans Infection in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Gemella haemolysans is a Gram-positive coccus and commensal of the upper respiratory tract and oral mucosa that rarely causes clinically important infections. There is only one previous report of this organism causing periprosthetic infection, in a total knee arthroplasty. We present a case of septi...

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Main Authors: Barry Rose, Parminder J. S. Jeer, Anthony J. Spriggins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/691703
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