A rare case of invasive non-typeable <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> spondylodiscitis and periprosthetic joint infection

A rare case of invasive non-typeable <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> spondylodiscitis and periprosthetic joint infection

<p>A non-typeable <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> (NTHi) was responsible for an invasive infection including bacteremia, spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess, and periprosthetic hip infection in a 79-year-old woman, triggered by a superinfected ethmo-orbital mucocele. Surgical drai...

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Main Authors: K. Sermet, F. Demaeght, I. Alcaraz, N. Viget, J. Dauenhauer, E. Senneville, O. Robineau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Online Access:https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/6/207/2021/jbji-6-207-2021.pdf
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Summary:<p>A non-typeable <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> (NTHi) was responsible for an invasive infection including bacteremia, spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess, and periprosthetic hip infection in a 79-year-old woman, triggered by a superinfected ethmo-orbital mucocele. Surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy allowed recovery. PET-scan full cartography of NTHi infection dissemination enabled the discovery of spondylodiscitis. This rare cause of spondylodiscitis and periprosthetic joint infection suggests a complete work-up is unavoidable.</p>
ISSN:2206-3552

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