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Prosthetic Hip Infection Caused by <i>Tropheryma whipplei</i>
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Prosthetic Hip InfectionSurgical PathologyHistopathologyPathogenesisOrthopaedicsSurgeryProsthetic Joint InfectionsJoint ReplacementMusculoskeletal SurgeryMedicineRrna Gene AmplificationOrthopaedic SurgeryTropheryma Whipplei
We report a case of prosthetic hip infection due to Tropheryma whipplei in a 74-year-old man not previously known to have Whipple's disease. Diagnosis was based on systematic 16S rRNA gene amplification and sequencing of samples obtained during revision hip arthroplasty.
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