Desulfovibrio legallii prosthetic shoulder joint infection and review of antimicrobial susceptibility and clinical characteristics of Desulfovibrio infections

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug;52(8):3105-10. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00083-14. Epub 2014 May 21.

Abstract

We describe a case of shoulder hemiarthroplasty infection with Desulfovibrio legallii. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of 36 Desulfovibrio isolates are presented. Metronidazole and carbapenems exhibited reliable activity, although piperacillin-tazobactam did not. Eleven previous cases of Desulfovibrio infection are reviewed; most arose from a gastrointestinal tract-related source.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Desulfovibrio / drug effects
  • Desulfovibrio / isolation & purification*
  • Desulfovibrionaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Desulfovibrionaceae Infections / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / pathology*
  • Shoulder Joint / pathology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents