Prosthetic joint infection caused by Tropheryma whippelii (Whipple's bacillus)

Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Mar;22(3):575-6. doi: 10.1093/clinids/22.3.575.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacteria / genetics
  • Actinobacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Foot Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / microbiology*
  • Knee Joint / microbiology*
  • Knee Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / analysis*
  • Recurrence
  • Whipple Disease / microbiology*
  • Whipple Disease / physiopathology

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S