Prosthetic Joint Infection Due to “ Helcococcus pyogenica ”
Open Access
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (6) , 2872-2874
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.6.2872-2874.2004
Abstract
Helcococci have previously been associated with the colonization of ulcers and infections of the skin and soft tissues. We describe a case of prosthetic joint infection due to a previously undescribed organism that is genetically most closely related to Helcococcus.Keywords
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