Prosthetic Joint Infection Caused by Gardnerella vaginalis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Tuğba Sarıcaoğlu; Çağlayan Merve Ayaz; Gülsen Hazırolan; Ahmet Mazhar Tokgözoğlu; Ömrüm Uzun

doi:10.36519/idcm.2022.92

Prosthetic Joint Infection Caused by Gardnerella vaginalis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Infect Dis Clin Microbiol. 2022 Feb 14;4(1):72-75. doi: 10.36519/idcm.2022.92. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

Tuğba Sarıcaoğlu¹, Çağlayan Merve Ayaz¹, Gülsen Hazırolan², Ahmet Mazhar Tokgözoğlu³, Ömrüm Uzun¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
³ Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Abstract

Prosthetic joint infection is not uncommon, but Gardnerella vaginalis has been reported rarely as a causative agent. A 45-year-old patient with no remarkable history was admitted to the hospital ten months after total hip replacement because of loosening of the prosthesis. Initial culture grew S. anginosus. Repeated culture of the debridement material grew G. vaginalis. After adequate and effective treatment, he was discharged in good health. This is the first case of a male patient with prosthetic joint infection caused by G. vaginalis. This pathogen should be considered in the presence of slow-growing, gram-variable rods in culture.

Keywords: Gardnerella vaginalis; Prosthetic joint infection; immunocompetent male.

Publication types

Case Reports