Ruminococcus gnavus Total Hip Arthroplasty Infection in a 62-Year-Old Man with Ulcerative Colitis

摘要

We report the case of a total hip arthroplasty infection caused by Ruminococcus gnavus in a 62-year-old man with ulcerative colitis. The bacterium was perfectly identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry.