American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 8(52), p. 3105-3110, 2014
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00083-14
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ABSTRACT We describe a case of shoulder hemiarthroplasty infection with Desulfovibrio legallii . Antimicrobial susceptibilities of 36 Desulfovibrio isolates are presented. Metronidazole and carbapenems exhibited reliable activity, although piperacillin-tazobactam did not. Eleven previous cases of Desulfovibrio infection are reviewed; most arose from a gastrointestinal tract-related source.