International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e463-e466 , November 2009

Bilateral periprosthetic joint infection caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis, and identification of Salmonella sp using molecular techniques

  • Hideo Kobayashi

      Affiliations

    • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    • Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio, USA
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  • Gerri S. Hall

      Affiliations

    • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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  • Marion J. Tuohy

      Affiliations

    • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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  • Ulf Knothe

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio, USA
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  • Gary W. Procop

      Affiliations

    • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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  • Thomas W. Bauer

      Affiliations

    • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    • Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 216 444 6830; fax: +1 216 445 6967.

Received 29 September 2008 ,Revised 17 November 2008 ,Accepted 15 December 2008.

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☆ This manuscript was presented in part as: “Joint infection caused by Salmonella enteritidis, and identification of Salmonella using broad-range PCR and pyrosequencing technology”, at the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, June 1–5, 2008.

PII: S1201-9712(09)00066-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.12.015

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e463-e466 , November 2009

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