Finegoldia magna: a forgotten pathogen in prosthetic joint infection rediscovered by molecular biology.

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In this study, we describe 13 patients with prosthetic infections due to Finegoldia magna (2% of our tested series). Patients presented with either polymicrobial infection after an open fracture or nosocomial infection after recent prosthesis implantation. Molecular techniques are critical for diagnosis, and recommended antibiotic prophylaxis has poor activity against F. magna.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin. Infect. Dis.

Title: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

ISSN (Electronic): 1537-6591

ISSN (Print): 1058-4838

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 15 2009

Volume: 49

Issue: 8

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[1 ] Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes-Unité Mixte de Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 6236-Institut de Recherche et Developpement 198, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.

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DOI: 10.1086/605672

PubMed ID: 19757992

SO-VID: e3a9e413-254c-472d-928a-911420d6127f

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