{"title":"Prosthetic Knee Joint Infection Secondary to <i>Granulicatella adiacens</i>: A Case Report.","authors":"Edward Lovering, Farhang Alaee, Michelle Bahrain","doi":"10.1155/crdi/5407160","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Granulicatella adiacens</i> is an uncommon cause of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). Here, we report a case of <i>Granulicatella adiacens</i> prosthetic knee joint infection in a patient who was previously managed for <i>Granulicatella</i> bacteremia 10 months earlier. The infection was managed with a planned two-stage surgical revision and prolonged IV antibiotics. This case underscores the rare pathogenic potential of a typically benign commensal organism, highlighting the importance of considering atypical pathogens in common clinical presentations.</p>","PeriodicalId":9608,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Infectious Diseases","volume":"2025 ","pages":"5407160"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11986195/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Case Reports in Infectious Diseases","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1155/crdi/5407160","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"INFECTIOUS DISEASES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Granulicatella adiacens is an uncommon cause of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). Here, we report a case of Granulicatella adiacens prosthetic knee joint infection in a patient who was previously managed for Granulicatella bacteremia 10 months earlier. The infection was managed with a planned two-stage surgical revision and prolonged IV antibiotics. This case underscores the rare pathogenic potential of a typically benign commensal organism, highlighting the importance of considering atypical pathogens in common clinical presentations.