Abstract:Introduction:
Sneathia sanguinegens
(
S sanguinegens)
is a gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium mostly reported to cause a perinatal infection, and there are no reports of
S sanguinegens
in prosthetic joint infection (PJI). The purpose of this report is to describe a very rare case of PJI after total hip arthroplasty (THA) caused by
S sanguinegens
.
Patient concerns:
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