Affiliations: [a] Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany | [b] Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Corresponding authors: Gunnar Hischebeth, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53127 Bonn, Germany.Tel.: +49 228 287 15952;Fax: +49 228 287 19573; E-mail: hischebeth@microbiology-bonn.de; Sasch a Gravius, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53127 Bonn, Germany. Tel.: +49 228 287 15937; Fax: +49 228 287 14175; E-mail: sascha.gravius@ukb.uni-bonn.de E-mail: hischebeth@microbiology-bonn.de; Sasch a Gravius, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25,D-53127 Bonn, Germany. Tel.: +49 228 287 15937; Fax: +49 228 287 14175; E-mail: sascha.gravius@ukb.uni-bonn.de.
Abstract: Pantoea agglomerans is a rare isolate in orthopaedic patients. We describe the first case of an acute hip prosthetic joint infection (PJI) caused by Pantoea agglomerans. The microorganism was detected after sonication of the removed hip endoprosthesis.
