Unusual case of prosthetic joint infection caused by Francisella Tularensis

Tularaemia is a zoonotic infection caused by Francisella tularensis.Ulceroglandular, glandular, oculoglandular, pharyngeal, typhoidal and pneumonic types are the different types of the disease. Infection of prosthetic joints occurs at an exceedingly uncommon rate. We report a case of prosthetic join...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2017-10, Vol.2017, p.bcr-2017-221258
Main Authors: Rawal, Harsh, Patel, Ami, Moran, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Antigens
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Case reports
Disease prevention
Doxycycline - therapeutic use
Endocarditis
Europe (West)
Family medical history
Female
Fever
Francisella tularensis - isolation & purification
Hip joint
Hospitals
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Laboratories
Literature reviews
Lymphatic system
Male
Pain
Pain - etiology
Pain - microbiology
Patients
Prostheses
Prosthesis-Related Infections - complications
Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy
Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology
Rare Disease
Time Factors
Tularemia - complications
Tularemia - drug therapy
Tularemia - microbiology
White
Zoonoses
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Summary:Tularaemia is a zoonotic infection caused by Francisella tularensis.Ulceroglandular, glandular, oculoglandular, pharyngeal, typhoidal and pneumonic types are the different types of the disease. Infection of prosthetic joints occurs at an exceedingly uncommon rate. We report a case of prosthetic joint infection involving the hip with F. tularensis, which to the best of our knowledge after a thorough literature review is the second of its kind.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2017-221258